| Birth name | Nicolae Răcean | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1963-11-29) 29 November 1963 (age 61) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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.
He played as a centre.
Club career
During his career Răcean played for Romanian clubs Universitatea Cluj and Universitatea Timișoara. He finished his playing career in Italy.
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.
External links
References
- "L'Ex nazionale romeno Nicolae Racean nuovo tecnico del Tusciarugby | TusciaTimes.eu (.it)". 2 August 2019.
- Italia: Românii şi-au înfiinţat o asociaţie la Viterbo
- ISTORIC RUGBY MASCULIN
- ACUM 27 DE ANI, ROMANIA OBTINEA O VICTORIE ISTORICA LA CARDIFF, IN FATA TARII GALILOR
- "Viterbo - Sport - Rugby".
- Nicolae Răcean Career Figures
| Romania squad – 1991 Rugby World Cup | |
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| Backs | |
| Coach: Ianusevici | |
| Romania squad – 1995 Rugby World Cup | |
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| Backs | |
| Coaches: Paraschiv and C. Fugigi | |
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- 1963 births
- Living people
- Romanian rugby union players
- Romanian rugby union coaches
- Romania international rugby union players
- CS Universitatea Cluj-Napoca (rugby union) players
- SCM Rugby Timișoara players
- Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Rugby union centres
- Sportspeople from Harghita County
- 1991 Rugby World Cup players
- 1995 Rugby World Cup players
- Romanian rugby union biography stubs