Vasile Zavoda
Zavoda in 1955
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Vasile Zavoda | ||
| Date of birth | 26 July 1929 | ||
| Place of birth | Rodna Veche, Romania | ||
| Date of death | 14 July 2014 (aged 84) | ||
| Place of death | București, Romania | ||
| Height | 174 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1947–1948 | FC Minaur Baia Mare | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1950 | FC Baia Mare | ||
| 1951–1964 | Steaua Bucureşti | 257 | (1) |
| 1964–1965 | ASA Târgu Mureş | ||
| Total | 257 | (1) | |
| National team | |||
| Romania U23 | 2 | (0) | |
| 1951–1962 | Romania | 20 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1977–1981 | Steaua Bucureşti (assistant coach) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Vasile Zavoda, known as Zavoda II or Tigrul Akbar (26 July 1929 – 14 July 2014), was a Romanian football defender and manager. Between 1951 and 1962 he played 20 matches for Romania, including one at the 1952 Olympics. Domestically he competed through 1964 in the Romanian Divizia A, accumulating 257 games. After retiring from competitions he worked as an assistant coach for Steaua Bucureşti in 1977–81.
Zavoda played for Metalul Baia Mare between 1947 and 1951, before joining Steaua Bucureşti. 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.
He was the younger brother of Francisc Zavoda. 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 Bucureşti.
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