Gheorghe Grozav
Terek Grozny in 2016 | |||
Personal information | |||
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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) | ||
Position(s) | Winger, attacking midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Petrolul Ploiești | ||
Number | 7 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2007 |
Unirea Alba Iulia | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2007–2009 |
Unirea Alba Iulia | 62 | (14) |
2010–2012 | Standard Liège | 15 | (0) |
2011–2012 | → Universitatea Cluj (loan) | 24 | (6) |
2012–2013 | Petrolul Ploiești | 36 | (10) |
2013–2017 | Terek Grozny | 46 | (7) |
2015 | → Dinamo București (loan) | 11 | (4) |
2017–2018 | Karabükspor | 14 | (2) |
2018 | Bursaspor | 8 | (0) |
2018 | Dinamo București | 3 | (0) |
2019–2020 | Kisvárda | 37 | (12) |
2020–2021 | Diósgyőr | 29 | (8) |
2021–2022 | MTK Budapest | 26 | (6) |
2022– | Petrolul Ploiești | 76 | (19) |
International career‡ | |||
2008 | Romania U19 | 1 | (0) |
2009–2011 | Romania U21 | 5 | (1) |
2012–2019 | Romania | 31 | (5) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 September 2019 |
Gheorghe "Gicu" Teodor Grozav (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈɡe̯orɡe teˈodor groˈzav]; born 29 September 1990) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a winger or an attacking midfielder for Liga I club Petrolul Ploiești.
Grozav started his senior career at his hometown club
At international level, Grozav made his full debut for Romania in May 2012, scoring the only goal of a friendly win over Switzerland. He has since totalled over 30 matches for his country.
Club career
Unirea Alba Iulia
Grozav started his career at his hometown club
On 1 September 2009, Gicu Grozav made his Liga I debut in a 1–0 defeat against FC Brașov.
Standard Liège
For the 2011–12 season Grozav was transferred 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
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.
Turkey
On 27 July 2017, Grozav joined Turkish Süper Lig side Kardemir Karabükspor on a three-year contract.[9] On 19 August, he scored on his league debut for the club in a 3–1 home win over İstanbul Başakşehir.
Grozav was signed by Bursaspor on a six-month contract with the option of another two years on 17 January 2018.[10]
Return to Dinamo București
On 2 October 2018, Grozav re-signed for Dinamo București.[11] He was released from his contract on 2 November.
Hungary
On 16 January 2019, Grozav signed for Kisvárda.[12] On 31 March 2020, Kisvárda terminated Grozav's contract when he and teammate Iasmin Latovlevici left for Romania without permission during the COVID-19 pandemic.[13]
Return to Petrolul Ploiești
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Gheorghe_Grozav_-_Petrolul_Ploiesti_vs_Voluntari%2C_18_July_2022.jpg/160px-Gheorghe_Grozav_-_Petrolul_Ploiesti_vs_Voluntari%2C_18_July_2022.jpg)
On 14 June 2022, Petrolul Ploiești announced that Grozav would be returning to the club and commence training the following day.[14]
International career
Grozav made his debut for the senior team in a friendly match against
Personal life
Grozav's uncle, Cornel Țălnar, also played football for Dinamo București, Petrolul Ploiești and Unirea Alba Iulia.[17][18] In May 2022, he married handballer Sorina Tîrcă.[19]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 12 May 2024[20]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Total | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Unirea Alba Iulia
|
2007–08 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | 17 | 7 | |
2008–09 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 31 | 6 | ||
2009–10 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 17 | 2 | ||
Total | 62 | 14 | 3 | 1 | — | 64 | 15 | ||
Standard Liège | 2009–10 | 5 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
2010–11 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | ||
Total | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
Universitatea Cluj (loan) | 2011–12 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | 25 | 6 | |
Petrolul Ploiești | 2012–13 | 31 | 9 | 5 | 0 | — | 35 | 9 | |
2013–14 | 5 | 1 | 1[a] | 0 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 7 | |
Total | 36 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 47 | 16 | |
Terek Grozny
|
2013–14 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 10 | 1 | |
2014–15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
2015–16 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 21 | 2 | ||
2016–17 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | 23 | 5 | ||
Total | 46 | 7 | 8 | 1 | — | 54 | 8 | ||
Dinamo București (loan) | 2014–15 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 13 | 4 | |
Karabükspor | 2017–18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 16 | 2 | |
Bursaspor | 2017–18 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||
Dinamo București | 2018–19 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
Kisvárda | 2018–19 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | 16 | 6 | |
2019–20 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | 23 | 7 | ||
Total | 37 | 12 | 2 | 1 | — | 39 | 13 | ||
Diósgyőr | 2020–21 | 29 | 8 | 1 | 2 | — | 30 | 10 | |
MTK Budapest | 2021–22 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 6 |
Petrolul Ploiești | 2022–23 | 38 | 10 | 3 | 1 | — | 41 | 11 | |
2023–24 | 38 | 9 | 3 | 0 | — | 41 | 9 | ||
Total | 76 | 19 | 6 | 1 | — | 82 | 20 | ||
Career total | 388 | 87 | 32 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 425 | 100 |
- ^ Appearance in Supercupa României
International
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Gheorghe_Grozav_-_June_2012_%282%29.jpg/220px-Gheorghe_Grozav_-_June_2012_%282%29.jpg)
- As of match played 8 September 2019[21]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Romania | |||
2012 | 8 | 3 | |
2013 | 10 | 0 | |
2014 | 1 | 0 | |
2015 | 0 | 0 | |
2016 | 1 | 0 | |
2017 | 5 | 2 | |
2018 | 4 | 0 | |
2019 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 31 | 5 |
International goals
- Scores and results list Romania's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Grozav goal[21]
No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 30 May 2012 | Swissporarena, Lucerne, Switzerland | 1 | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
2 | 15 August 2012 | Stožice, Ljubljana , Slovenia |
3 | ![]() |
3–4 | 3–4 | Friendly |
3 | 12 October 2012 | Şükrü Saracoğlu, Istanbul, Turkey | 6 | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–0 | 2014 World Cup qualification |
4 | 9 November 2017 | Dr. Constantin Rădulescu, Cluj-Napoca , Romania |
22 | ![]() |
1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
5 | 2–0 |
Honours
Unirea Alba Iulia
Standard Liège[20]
Petrolul Ploiești[20]
- Cupa României: 2012–13
- Supercupa României runner-up: 2013
References
- ^ "Gicu Grozav a revenit la FC Unirea!". informatiadealba.ro (in Romanian). 17 July 2009. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. 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.
- Digi24 (in Romanian). 9 June 2012. Archived from the originalon 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.
- Prosport. 29 August 2013.
- ^ "Gheorghe Grozav Kardemir Karabükspor'da". Hürriyet Daily News (in Turkish). 27 July 2017.
- ^ "Gheorghe Grozav ile Anlaşma Sağlandı" (in Turkish). Bursaspor. 17 January 2018. Archived from the original on 18 July 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
- ^ "OFICIAL. Gheorghe GROZAV la Dinamo" (in Romanian). FC Dinamo București. 2 October 2018. Archived from the original on 2 October 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
- ^ "NB I: 27-szeres román válogatott játékost igazolt a Kisvárda" (in Hungarian). nso.hu. 16 January 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- ^ "Kisvárda: Grozav és honfitársa hazament Romániába, szerződést bontottak velük" (in Hungarian). nso.hu. 31 March 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
- ^ "OFICIAL Gicu Grozav s-a întors în Liga 1! » Noua lui echipă a anunțat transferul" [OFFICIAL Gicu Grozav has returned to the Liga 1! » His new team announced the transfer]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 15 June 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Gicuuuu Grozav! Povestea puştiului capricios care bea şampanie pentru copii, merge la cosmetică şi creşte găini indiene" [Gicuuuu Grozav! The story of the capricious kid who drinks champagne for children, goes to cosmetics and takes care of Indian hens] (in Romanian). adevarul.ro. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
- ^ "Nepotul lui Cornel Ţălnar va veni la Dinamo sub formă de împrumut" [Cornel Ţălnar's nephew will come to Dinamo on loan] (in Romanian). click.ro. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
- ^ "Sorina Tîrcă s-a căsătorit și a devenit doamna Grozav!" (in Romanian). Eurosport Romania. 31 May 2022.
- ^ a b c Gheorghe Grozav at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Gheorghe Grozav". European Football. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
External links
- Gheorghe Grozav at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- Gheorghe Grozav at National-Football-Teams.com