Gheorghe Grozav
 Grozav playing for Terek Grozny in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gheorghe Teodor Grozav | ||
| Date of birth | 29 September 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Alba Iulia, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Winger / Attacking midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Karabükspor | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2010 | Unirea Alba Iulia | 61 | (14) |
| 2010–2012 | Standard Liège | 15 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | → Universitatea Cluj (loan) | 24 | (6) |
| 2012–2013 | Petrolul Ploiești | 36 | (10) |
| 2013–2017 | Terek Grozny | 45 | (7) |
| 2015 | → Dinamo București (loan) | 11 | (3) |
| 2017– | Karabükspor | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009–2011 | Romania U21 | 5 | (1) |
| 2012– | Romania | 20 | (3) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 May 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 June 2017 | |||
Gheorghe "Gicu" Teodor Grozav (born 29 September 1990) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Turkish club Karabükspor.
Club career
Unirea Alba Iulia
Grozav starded his career at his hometown club Unirea Alba Iulia, playing his first match in the 2007–08 Liga II season. In the summer of 2009, after two years in the Romanian Liga II, Grozav wanted to score a move away at Standard Liège as a free agent. He was later forced by UEFA to sign for another three years with the club for which he was a junior.[1]
On 1 September 2009, Gicu Grozav made his Liga I debut in a 1-0 defeat against FC Brașov.
Standard Liège
László Bölöni eventually brought Grozav to Belgium in January 2010, signing for Standard Liège for an undisclosed fee, whilst Unirea Alba Iulia retained 15% of the players rights.[2] He got limited playing time in his first two years with the team, only making 15 league appearances.
For the 2011-12 season Grozav was transferd to Liga I team Universitatea Cluj on a one-year loan move.[3] He refound his form here as he helped his team to an eighth-place finish.
Petrolul Ploiești
In the summer of 2012 Gicu Grozav signed a three-year contract with Petrolul Ploiești after a number of his team mates also signed with the Yellow Wolves.[4] On 8 August 2013, he scored the decisive goal against Dutch outfit Vitesse Arnhem in the 95th minute to make sure Petrolul Ploiești progressed to the Europa League last preliminary round for the first time in the club's history.[5] On 25 August 2013, Grozav scored a consolation goal with a superb overhead kick at Swansea City in the play-off.[6]
Terek Grozny
On 28 August 2013 he joined the Russian Premier League side Terek Grozny[7] for a rumoured fee of €2.1 million.[8]
On 2 February 2015, Grozav once again returned to Romania, signing for Dinamo București on loan.
Karabükspor
On 27 July 2017, Grozav joined Turkish Süper Lig side Kardemir Karabükspor on a three-year contract.[9]
International career
Grozav made his debut for the senior team in a friendly match against Switzerland on 30 May 2012, where he scored the winning goal.[10] This was the first-ever goal scored for the full side by a player born after the Romanian Revolution. On 12 October 2012, Grozav netted the only goal of a 1–0 victory over Turkey at the Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium.[11]
Personal life
Grozav's uncle, Cornel Țălnar, is a former footballer and a coach.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 7 May 2017[12]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Unirea Alba Iulia | |||||||||
| 2007–08 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 7 | |
| 2008–09 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 6 | |
| 2009–10 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | |
| Total | 61 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 15 | |
| Standard Liège | |||||||||
| 2009–10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2010–11 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Total | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Universitatea Cluj (loan) | |||||||||
| 2011–12 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 6 | |
| Total | 24 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 6 | |
| Petrolul Ploiești | |||||||||
| 2012–13 | 31 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 9 | |
| 2013–14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 7 | |
| Total | 36 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 45 | 16 | |
| Terek Grozny | |||||||||
| 2013–14 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | |
| 2014–15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015–16 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 | |
| 2016–17 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 5 | |
| Total | 46 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 8 | |
| Dinamo București (loan) | 2014–15 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 |
| Career total | 193 | 40 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 218 | 49 | |
International
- As of 13 June 2017[13]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | ||||
| 2012 | 8 | 3 | 0.37 | |
| 2013 | 8 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Total | 20 | 3 | 0.15 | |
International goals
- As of 14 March 2017 (Romania score listed first, score column indicates score after each Grozav goal)[13]
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30 May 2012 | Swissporarena, Lucerne, Switzerland | 1 |  Switzerland | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 2 | 15 August 2012 | Stadion Stožice, Ljubljana, Slovenia | 3 |  Slovenia | 3–4 | 3–4 | Friendly |
| 3 | 12 October 2012 | Şükrü Saracoğlu, Istanbul, Turkey | 6 |  Turkey | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2014 World Cup qualification |
Honours
Club
- Unirea Alba Iulia
- Standard Liège
- Petrolul Ploiești
- Cupa României: 2012–13
- Supercupa României: Runner-up 2013
References
- ↑ "Gicu Grozav a revenit la FC Unirea!". informatiadealba.ro (in Romanian). 17 July 2009. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
- ↑ "Standard wil transfers Camara en Grozav afronden". voetbalkrant.com (in Dutch). 11 January 2010. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
- ↑ "Gheorghe Grozav revine pentru un an în Liga I". Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 4 August 2011. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
- ↑ "Grozav a semnat un contract pe trei ani cu Petrolul Ploieşti". Digi TV (in Romanian). 9 June 2012. Archived from the original on 10 June 2012. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
- ↑ "Vitesse vs. Petrolul Ploieşti 1-2". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
- ↑ "Tottenham and Swansea cruise". ESPN FC. 22 August 2013.
- ↑ "Грозав и Бокила подписали контракты с "Тереком" и присоединились к команде" (in Russian). championat.com. 29 August 2013. Retrieved 30 August 2013.
- ↑ "EXCLUSIV - Augsburg a încercat să blocheze transferul lui Grozav la Terek, dar vârful a plecat astăzi în Rusia! Ce ofereau germanii" (in Romanian). Prosport. 29 August 2013.
- ↑ "Gheorghe Grozav Kardemir Karabükspor'da". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 27 July 2017.
- ↑ "Naţionala GROZAVĂ! Revanşă după 18 ani: Elveţia - România 0-1". ProSport (in Romanian). 30 May 2012. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
- ↑ "Grozav şi Pintilii, mîndri de succesul cu Turcia: "I-am bătut la Rovine, i-am bătut şi la Istanbul!"". Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 13 October 2012. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
- ↑ "G. Grozav". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
- 1 2 "Gheorghe Grozav". European Football. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
External links
- RomanianSoccer profile and stats
- Gheorghe Grozav at National-Football-Teams.com
- Gheorghe Grozav – UEFA competition record