Vasile Zavoda
 Zavoda in 1955 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 26 July 1929 | ||
| Place of birth | Rodna Veche, Romania[1] | ||
| Date of death | 14 July 2014 (aged 84)[2] | ||
| Place of death | București, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1947–1948 | FC Minaur Baia Mare | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1950 | FC Baia Mare | 10 | (0) |
| 1951–1964 | Steaua București | 257 | (1) |
| 1964–1965 | ASA Târgu Mureş | 11 | (0) |
| Total | 278 | (1) | |
| International career | |||
| Romania U23 | 2 | (0) | |
| 1951–1962 | Romania | 20 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1977–1981 | Steaua București (assistant coach) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Vasile Zavoda, known as Zavoda II or Tigrul Akbar (26 July 1929 – 14 July 2014), was a Romanian football player and manager. A defender, he played 20 matches for Romania between 1951 and 1962, including one at the 1952 Olympics.[3] Domestically he competed through 1964 in the Divizia A, accumulating 257 games. After retiring from competition he worked as an assistant coach for Steaua București in 1977–81.[1]
Overview
[edit]Zavoda played for Metalul Baia Mare between 1947 and 1951, before joining Steaua București. In 1964, aged 35, Zavoda played his last season, for ASA Târgu Mureş. Zavoda played 257 games in Romania's Divizia A and scored two goals. He also won 20 caps for Romania, the first in 1951 against Czechoslovakia, the last one in 1962 against East Germany. He played for Romania at the 1952 Summer Olympics.[1]
He was the younger brother of Francisc Zavoda.[4][5][6] Until his death he lived in Bucharest, in the same block of flats with his great friend and former teammate Ion Voinescu. The couple met every day to discuss football and Steaua București.
Honours
[edit]Steaua București
- Romanian League (6): 1951, 1952, 1953, 1956, 1959–60, 1960–61
- Romanian Cup: 1951, 1952, 1955, 1961–62
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Vasile Zavoda Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2009.
- ^ Vasile Zavoda's obituary (in Romanian)
- ^ "Vasile Zavoda". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ "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. 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's Romario and Daniel Benzar's turn] (in Romanian). prosport.ro. 14 August 2017. 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. 9 May 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
External links
[edit]- Vasile Zavoda at EU-Football.info
- Vasile Zavoda at National-Football-Teams.com
- Vasile Zavoda at Olympics.com
- 1929 births
- 2014 deaths
- CS Minaur Baia Mare (football) players
- Sportspeople from Bistrița-Năsăud County
- Romanian men's footballers
- Romania men's international footballers
- Liga I players
- Liga II players
- FCSB players
- ASA Târgu Mureș (1962) players
- FCSB non-playing staff
- Olympic footballers for Romania
- Footballers at the 1952 Summer Olympics
- Men's association football defenders