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]

Francisc Zavoda
Personal information
Date of birth (1927-04-14)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)
National team
1951–1959 Romania 8 (0)
Teams managed
1964–1965 Steaua București (assistant)
1979–1980 ASA Târgu Mureş
1983 Progresul Brăila
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career as football player

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.

Career as coach

Zavoda was assistant coach at Steaua București (1964–1966) and ASA Târgu Mureş (1979–1980) and head coach at Progresul Brăila (1983).

Honours

Club
Steaua București

References
  1. "Să ne-amintim de fraţii Zavoda! Celebrii fotbalişti din marea echipă CCA s-au născut la Rodna!" [Let us remember the Zavoda brothers! The football celebrities of the big CCA team were born at Rodna!] (in Romanian). sportulbistritean.ro. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  2. "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.
  3. "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.


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