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Biography
Gheorghe "Gicu" Teodor Grozav (born 29 September 1990) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays for Russian side FC Terek Grozny. Although he is able to play as an attacking midfielder he is usually deployed as a left winger. His uncle, Cornel Țălnar is a former footballer and a coach.
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.
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. 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. 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. 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. On 25 August 2013, Grozav scored a consolation goal with a superb overhead kick at Swansea City in the play-off.
Terek Grozny
On 28 August 2013 he joined the Russian Premier League side Terek Grozny for a fee of €2.1million according to Petrolul's shareholder.
Dinamo București
On 2 February 2015 Grozav joined the Liga 1 club Dinamo București.
International career
He made his debut for the senior team in a friendly match against Switzerland on 30 May 2012 where he scored the winning goal. This was the first goal ever scored by a player born after Romanian Revolution with the National Team of Romania. On 12 October 2012, Grozav scored the only goal in the 1-0 victory of Romania against Turkey at the Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium.
Career statistics
Club
(Correct as of 25 August 2013)
| 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 | |
| Career total | 136 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 151 | 37 | |
International goals
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30 May 2012 | Swissporarena, Lucerne, Switzerland |  Switzerland | 0–1 | 0–1 | Friendly |
| 2 | 15 August 2012 | Stadion Stožice, Ljubljana, Slovenia |  Slovenia | 4–3 | 4–3 | Friendly |
| 3 | 12 October 2012 | Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey |  Turkey | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
Club
- Standard Liège
- Belgian Cup: 2010–11
- Belgian Pro League: Runner-up 2010–11
- Petrolul Ploiești
- Romanian Cup: 2012–13