Leontin "Leo" Florian Grozavu (born 19 August 1967), is a Romanian

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and former professional

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who played as a defender, currently in charge of

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club

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Club career

Grozavu played professionally football with

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, Ceahlăul Piatra-Neamţ, and abroad for

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between 2000 and 2002.

International career

He made two appearances for the Romania national team during 1994.

International stats

Coaching career

After retiring Grozavu became a coach, and was in charge at Armătura Zalău (2003–2005),

U Cluj Asociația Sportivă Fotbal Club Universitatea Cluj (), commonly known as Universitatea Cluj or simply U Cluj, is a Romanian professional football club based in the city of Cluj-Napoca, Cluj County, that competes in the Liga I. Founded in 191 ...

(2005–2006),

(2007),

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(2007–2008) and

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(2009) as assistant manager for

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. He also worked for

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's football academy together with Doru Carali.

Honours

Sepsi OSK *

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runner-up: 2019–20 Politehnica Iași *

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Grozavu, Leo 1967 births Living people Romanian men's footballers Romania men's international footballers Men's association football defenders Romanian expatriate men's footballers CS Minaur Baia Mare (football) players FC Dinamo București players 1. FC Saarbrücken players CSM Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț players Liga I players Liga II players 2. Bundesliga players Romanian football managers Liga I managers Liga II managers FC Universitatea Cluj managers CS Minaur Baia Mare (football) managers CS Luceafărul Oradea managers FC Botoșani managers CS Gaz Metan Mediaș managers ACS Poli Timișoara managers FC Petrolul Ploiești managers Sepsi OSK Sfântu Gheorghe managers FC Politehnica Iași (2010) managers Footballers from Suceava County 20th-century Romanian sportsmen