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{{short description|Romanian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2021}}
{{infobox football biography
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| birth_date          = {{birth date|1927|4|14|df=y}}
| birth_place         = [[Rodna|Rodna Veche]], [[Bistriţa]], Romania
| death_date          = July 2011 (aged 84)
| death_place         = 
| height               =
| position             = [[Forward (association football)#Striker|Striker]]
| currentclub          =
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| youthyears1          = 1938–1947
| youthclubs1          = [[Phoenix Baia Mare]]
| years1               = 1947–1948
| years2               = 1948–1949
| years3               = 1950–1960
| years4               = 1960–1961
| clubs1               = [[Phoenix Baia Mare]]
| clubs2               = [[CFR București]]
| clubs3               = [[FC Steaua București|Steaua București]]
| clubs4               = Academia Militară București
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| caps2         = 26 | goals2         = 6
| caps3         = 174| goals3         = 33
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| totalcaps     = 200| totalgoals     = 39
| nationalyears1       = 1951–1959
| nationalteam1        = [[Romania national football team|Romania]]
| manageryears1        = 1964–1965
| managerclubs1        = [[FC Steaua București|Steaua București]] (assistant)
| manageryears2        = 1979–1980
| managerclubs2        = [[ASA Târgu Mureș (1962)|ASA Târgu Mureş]] (assistant)
| manageryears3        = 1983
| managerclubs3        = [[CF Brăila|Progresul Brăila]] 
| nationalcaps1 = 8 | nationalgoals1 = 0
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'''Francisc Zavoda''' (14 April 1927 &ndash; July 2011), also known as '''Zavoda I''', was a [[Romania]]n [[Association football|footballer]]. He was the older brother of [[Vasile Zavoda]] who was also an International footballer and they played together at [[FC Steaua București|Steaua București]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sportulbistritean.ro/articol.php?categorie=Monden&id=092013110004|title=Să ne-amintim de fraţii Zavoda! Celebrii fotbalişti din marea echipă CCA s-au născut la Rodna!|publisher=sportulbistritean.ro|language=Romanian|trans-title=Let us remember the Zavoda brothers! The football celebrities of the big CCA team were born at Rodna!|access-date=8 October 2017|archive-date=8 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171008130326/http://www.sportulbistritean.ro/articol.php?categorie=Monden&id=092013110004|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prosport.ro/fotbal-intern/liga-1/fratii-stelei-de-la-francisc-si-vasile-zavoda-la-adrian-si-sabin-ilie-cele-8-perechi-de-frati-din-istoria-echipei-a-venit-randul-lui-romario-si-daniel-benzar-16693483|title=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|date=14 August 2017 |publisher=prosport.ro|language=Romanian |trans-title=Brothers of Steaua from Francisc and Vasile Zavoda, Adrian and Sabin Ilie. The 8 pairs of brothers in the team's history. It is Romario and Daniel Benzar's turn|access-date= 8 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prosport.ro/sport-life/special/special-situatie-de-gradul-i-in-liga-1-ce-a-realizat-silviu-lung-jr-prin-castigarea-titlului-cu-astra-de-la-fratii-valcov-la-fratii-costea-si-familia-piturca-15286412|title=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|date=9 May 2016 |publisher=prosport.ro|language=Romanian |trans-title=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|access-date= 8 October 2017}}</ref>

==Career as football player==
Zavoda played as striker for [[Phoenix Baia Mare]] (1947–1948), [[FC Rapid București|CFR București]] (1948–1949) and then [[FC Steaua București|Steaua București]] (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 Cup]]s. He won eight caps for [[Romania national football team|Romania]]. He was also part of Romania's squad at the [[1952 Summer Olympics]], but he did not play in any matches.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/1005877 |title=Francisc Zavoda |work=Olympedia |access-date=13 November 2021}}</ref>

==Career as coach==
Zavoda was assistant coach at [[FC Steaua București|Steaua București]] (1964–1966) and [[ASA Târgu Mureș (1962)|ASA Târgu Mureş]] (1979–1980) and head coach at [[CF Brăila|Progresul Brăila]] (1983).

==Honours==
===Club===

;Steaua București
*[[Liga I|Romanian League]] (5):  [[1951 Divizia A|1951]], [[1952 Divizia A|1952]], [[1953 Divizia A|1953]], [[1956 Divizia A|1956]], [[1959–60 Divizia A|1959–60]]
*[[Cupa României|Romanian Cup]] (4): [[1950 Cupa României|1950]], [[1951 Cupa României|1951]], [[1952 Cupa României|1952]], [[1955 Cupa României|1955]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{RomanianSoccer|2155/francisc-zavoda}}
* {{NFT player|37579/Francisc_Zavoda}}

{{Steaua Gold Team}}
{{Romania football squad 1952 Summer Olympics}}

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