Teodor Florian (born 1 July 1899; date of death unknown) was a Romanian rugby union footballer. He played as a fullback.
Florian had 4 caps for
Romania
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, with a penalty scored, 3 points in aggregate. His first match was a 59–3 loss to
France
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, on 4 May 1924, at the
1924 Olympic Tournament, and his last came with the 6–0 loss to
Germany
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, on 19 May 1927, in
Heidelberg
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, in a friendly match.
Florian career highest point was his presence at the Romania team that reached the 3rd place at the
1924 Summer Olympics
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, even losing to France (59–3) and the
United States
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(39–0). He had the honour of scoring his country only points at the tournament as he kicked the penalty that gave Romania a 17–3 result at the half time of the game with the host nation.
See also
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List of Romania national rugby union players
List of Romania national rugby union players is a list of people who have played for the Romania national rugby union team. The list only includes players who have played in a match recognized by the Romanian Rugby Federation as a test match, whe ...
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1899 births
Year of death missing
Romanian rugby union players
Rugby union fullbacks
Olympic rugby union players for Romania
Rugby union players at the 1924 Summer Olympics
Olympic bronze medalists for Romania
Romania international rugby union players
Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics
Place of birth missing
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