Birth name | Nicolae Răcean | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | November 29, 1963 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Sărmaș, Romania | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 176 lb (80 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nicolae Răcean (born 29 November 1963 in Sărmaș) is a Romanian former rugby union player and current coach of Italian side ASD Tuscia. [1]
During his career Răcean played for Romanian clubs Universitatea Cluj and Universitatea Timișoara. [3] [4] He finished his playing career in Italy. [5]
Răcean gathered 39 caps for Romania, from his debut in 1988 to his last game in 1995. He scored 5 tries, 3 penalties and 1 conversion during his international career, 32 points on aggregate. He was a member of his national side for the 2nd and 3rd Rugby World Cups in 1991 and 1995 and played in all 6 group matches and scored a penalty and a conversion against Flying Fijians in Pool 4 match held in Brive-la-Gaillarde, on 12 October 1991. [6]
Birth name | Nicolae Răcean | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | November 29, 1963 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Sărmaș, Romania | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 176 lb (80 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nicolae Răcean (born 29 November 1963 in Sărmaș) is a Romanian former rugby union player and current coach of Italian side ASD Tuscia. [1]
During his career Răcean played for Romanian clubs Universitatea Cluj and Universitatea Timișoara. [3] [4] He finished his playing career in Italy. [5]
Răcean gathered 39 caps for Romania, from his debut in 1988 to his last game in 1995. He scored 5 tries, 3 penalties and 1 conversion during his international career, 32 points on aggregate. He was a member of his national side for the 2nd and 3rd Rugby World Cups in 1991 and 1995 and played in all 6 group matches and scored a penalty and a conversion against Flying Fijians in Pool 4 match held in Brive-la-Gaillarde, on 12 October 1991. [6]