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

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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.Nicolae Răcean Career Figures
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External links

at ESPN
Nicolae Răcean's Profile
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References

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 {{Romania-rugbyunion-bio-stub