Neculai Nichitean (born 27 September 1969) in Șcheia, is a former Romanian rugby union football player and currently a coach. He played as a

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Club career

Nichitean played for

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and also for Mirano, Bologna and Modena in Italy. After retiring from playing he coached Romanian rugby club

International career

Nichitean gathered 28 caps for

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, from his debut in 1990 to his last game in 1997. He scored 45 penalties and 18 conversions during his international career, 201 points on aggregate. He was a member of his national side for the 2nd and 3rd Rugby World Cups in

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and

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and played in 4 group matches.Neculai Nichitean Career Figures
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* * 1969 births Living people Romanian rugby union players Romanian rugby union coaches Romania international rugby union players CSM Știința Baia Mare players CS Universitatea Cluj-Napoca (rugby union) players Rugby union fly-halves Sportspeople from Suceava County 1991 Rugby World Cup players 1995 Rugby World Cup players {{Romania-rugbyunion-bio-stub