Francisc Zavoda
Francisc Zavoda (14 April 1927 – July 2011), also known as Zavoda I, was a Romanian footballer. He was the older brother of Vasile Zavoda who was also an International footballer and they played together at Steaua București.[1][2][3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 14 April 1927 | ||
| Place of birth | Rodna Veche, Bistriţa, Romania | ||
| Date of death | July 2011 (aged 84) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1938–1947 | Phoenix Baia Mare | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1947–1948 | Phoenix Baia Mare | ||
| 1948–1949 | CFR București | 26 | (6) |
| 1950–1960 | Steaua București | 174 | (33) |
| 1960–1961 | Academia Militară București | ||
| Total | 200 | (39) | |
| International career | |||
| 1951–1959 | Romania | 8 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1964–1965 | Steaua București (assistant) | ||
| 1979–1980 | ASA Târgu Mureş | ||
| 1983 | Progresul Brăila | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career as football player edit
Zavoda played as striker for Phoenix Baia Mare (1947–1948), CFR București (1948–1949) and then Steaua București (1950–1960). He played a total of 200 games in Divizia A and scored 43 goals. He was champion of Romania in five occasions and won four Romanian Cups. He won eight caps for Romania. He was also part of Romania's squad at the 1952 Summer Olympics, but he did not play in any matches.[4]
Career as coach edit
Zavoda was assistant coach at Steaua București (1964–1966) and ASA Târgu Mureş (1979–1980) and head coach at Progresul Brăila (1983).
Honours edit
Club edit
- Steaua București
References edit
- ^ [Let us remember the Zavoda brothers! The football celebrities of the big CCA team were born at Rodna!] (in Romanian). sportulbistritean.ro. Archived from the original on 8 October 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
- ^ "Fraţii Stelei de la Francisc şi Vasile Zavoda, la Adrian şi Sabin Ilie. Cele 8 perechi de fraţi din istoria echipei. A venit rândul lui Romario şi Daniel Benzar" [Brothers of Steaua from Francisc and Vasile Zavoda, Adrian and Sabin Ilie. The 8 pairs of brothers in the team's history. It is Romario and Daniel Benzar's turn] (in Romanian). prosport.ro. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
- ^ "SPECIAL Situaţie de gradul I în Liga 1. Ce a realizat Silviu Lung jr. prin câştigarea titlului cu Astra. De la fraţii Vâlcov, la fraţii Costea şi familia Piţurcă" [SPECIAL First grade situation in Liga 1. What Silviu Lung jr. accomplished by winning the title with Astra. From the brothers Vâlcov to the brothers Costea and the Piţurcă family] (in Romanian). prosport.ro. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
- ^ "Francisc Zavoda". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
External links edit
- Francisc Zavoda at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- Francisc Zavoda at National-Football-Teams.com