Leonard Strizu Explained

Leonard Strizu
Fullname:	Leonard Mario Strizu
Birth Date:	26 August 1967
Birth Place:	Timișoara, Romania
Height:	1.72 m
Position:	Forward / Right winger
Years1:	1985–1986
Caps1:	1
Goals1:	0
Years2:	1986–1987
Years3:	1987–1990
Clubs3:	Mecanică Fină București
Years4:	1990–1992
Caps4:	23
Goals4:	2
Years5:	1992–1993
Caps5:	27
Goals5:	5
Years6:	1993–1994
Caps6:	24
Goals6:	10
Years7:	1994–1997
Caps7:	62
Goals7:	30
Years8:	1997–1998
Caps8:	11
Goals8:	2
Years9:	1998
Caps9:	6
Goals9:	1
Years10:	1998
Caps10:	10
Goals10:	7
Years11:	1999
Caps11:	14
Goals11:	6
Totalcaps:	178
Totalgoals:	63
Manageryears1:	2008–2010
Managerclubs1:	Steaua II București
Manageryears2:	2010–2011
Managerclubs2:	Steaua II București
Manageryears3:	2021–2022
Managerclubs3:	Unirea Constanța
Manageryears4:	2022–2023
Managerclubs4:	FCSB

Leonard Mario Strizu (born 26 August 1967) is a Romanian former footballer who played as a forward, who is currently in charge of Liga I club FCSB as a manager. After he retired from playing football, Strizu worked as a sports director at Steaua București, manager at Steaua București II and started his own business, a company that produces pickles.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]} In September 2021, after ten years of inactivity, he was appointed manager at Liga II club, Unirea Constanța.^[5]

Conviction

In 2005 Strizu was arrested for influence peddling.^{[6] [7]} In 2007 he was sentenced to a three-year suspended sentence.^[1]

Career statistics

Managerial

Managerial record by team and tenure

Team	From	To	Record
Steaua II București	1 July 2008	30 June 2010
Steaua II București	3 November 2010	30 June 2011
Unirea Constanța	4 September 2021	30 June 2022
FCSB	30 November 2022	3 March 2023
Total6

Honours

Player

Mecanică Fină București

• Divizia C

1988–89Politehnica Timișoara

• Divizia B

1994–95FC Brașov

• Divizia B

1998–99

Manager

Steaua II București

• Liga III

2008–09

Notes and References

1. Web site: Fostul director sportiv de la FC Steaua şi un general, condamnaţi cu suspendare pentru trafic de influenţă. Adevarul.ro. Romanian . Former sports director from FC Steaua and a general, sentenced to suspension for influence peddling. 23 February 2007. 30 March 2020.
2. Web site: Leo Strizu: "Cît timp va fi Argăseală la club, jucătorii de la tineret vor sta pînă la adînci bătrîneţi". Gsp.ro. Romanian . Leo Strizu: "As long as Argăseală will be at the club, the youth players will stay up to the old age". 3 June 2009. 30 March 2020.
3. Web site: Leonard Strizu, fostul fotbalist care și-a propus să devină numărul unu în România pe piața de murături. Modernbuyer.ro. Romanian . Leonard Strizu, former footballer who set out to become number one in Romania on the pickle market. 11 February 2019. 30 March 2020.
4. Web site: Un fost atacant al FC Brașov, cu 37 de goluri marcate sub Tâmpa, face milioane de lei din murături. Bizbrasov.ro. Romanian . Former FC Brașov striker, with 37 goals scored under Tâmpa, makes millions of lei from pickles. 13 February 2019. 30 March 2020.
5. Web site: Leonard Strizu, reactivat ca antrenor și numit la Unirea Constanța, în urma parteneriatului dobrogenilor cu FCSB. Jucătorii vicecampioanei trimiși la echipa din Liga 2. Liga2.prosport.ro. Romanian . Leonard Strizu, reactivated as coach and appointed to Unirea Constanța, following the Dobrogeans' partnership with FCSB. The players of the vice-champion sent to the Liga 2 team. 11 September 2021. 12 September 2021.
6. Web site: Comunicat. Pna.ro. Romanian . Bulletin. 6 April 2005. 30 March 2020.
7. Web site: Strizu, inca 29 de zile la racoare. 9am.ro. Romanian . Strizu, another 29 days in jail. 8 April 2005. 30 March 2020.