Nicolae Răcean
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| birth_place = Sărmaș, Romania
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| weight = 176 lb
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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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.tusciatimes.eu/lex-nazionale-romeno-nicolae-racean-nuovo-tecnico-del-tusciarugby/|title=L'Ex nazionale romeno Nicolae Racean nuovo tecnico del Tusciarugby | TusciaTimes.eu (.it)|date=2 August 2019}}
He played as a centre.[http://adevarul.ro/international/europa/italia-romanii-si-au-infiintat-asociatie-viterbo-1_50abe24c7c42d5a66381cb76/index.html Italia: Românii şi-au înfiinţat o asociaţie la Viterbo]
Club career
During his career Răcean played for Romanian clubs Universitatea Cluj and Universitatea Timișoara.[http://u-cluj.ro/istoric-rugby-masculin/ ISTORIC RUGBY MASCULIN][https://frr.ro/2015/12/10/acum-27-de-ani-romania-obtinea-o-victorie-istorica-la-cardiff-in-fata-tarii-galilor/ ACUM 27 DE ANI, ROMANIA OBTINEA O VICTORIE ISTORICA LA CARDIFF, IN FATA TARII GALILOR] He finished his playing career in Italy.{{Cite web|url=http://www.tusciaweb.it/notizie/2007/dicembre/22_29sportrugby.htm|title = Viterbo - Sport - Rugby}}
International career
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.[http://en.espn.co.uk/statsguru/rugby/player/10431.html?class=1;template=results;type=player;view=match Nicolae Răcean Career Figures]
External links
- [http://en.espn.co.uk/scrum/rugby/player/10431.html Nicolae Răcean International Statistics] at ESPN
- [http://www.itsrugby.co.uk/player-5230.html Nicolae Răcean's Profile] at [http://www.itsrugby.co.uk It'srugby]
References
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{{Romania Squad 1991 Rugby World Cup}}
{{Romania Squad 1995 Rugby World Cup}}
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Category:Romanian rugby union players
Category:Romanian rugby union coaches
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Category:CS Universitatea Cluj-Napoca (rugby union) players
Category:SCM Rugby Timișoara players
Category:Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Italy
Category:Sportspeople from Harghita County
Category:1991 Rugby World Cup players
Category:1995 Rugby World Cup players
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