Francisc Zavoda

Francisc Zavoda
Personal information
Full name Francisc Zavoda / Ferenc Zavoda
Date of birth (1927-04-14)14 April 1927
Place of birth Rodna Veche, Bistriţa, Romania
Playing position Striker
Youth career
1938–1947 Phoenix Baia Mare
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1947–1948 Phoenix Baia Mare
1948–1949 CFR Bucureşti 26 (6)
1950–1960 Steaua Bucureşti 174 (33)
1960–1961 Academia Militară Bucureşti
Total 200 (39)
National team
1951–1959 Romania 8 (0)
Teams managed
1964–1965 Steaua Bucureşti (assistant coach)
1979-1986 ASA Târgu Mureş (assistant coach)
1986 Progresul Brăila

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Francisc Zavoda, (born 14 April 1927 in Rodna Veche, Bistriţa), also known as Zavoda I is a Romanian football player. He was the older brother of Vasile Zavoda, who also played professional football.

Career as football player

Zavoda played as striker for Phoenix Baia Mare (1947–1948), CFR Bucureşti (1948–1949) and then Steaua Bucureşti (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 Bucureşti (1964–1966) and ASA Târgu Mureş (1979–1986) and head coach at Progresul Brăila (1986).

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