Nicolae Răcean (born 29 November 1963 in

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) is a Romanian former rugby union player and current coach of Italian side ASD Tuscia. He played as a

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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

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, 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

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and played in all 6 group matches and scored a penalty and a conversion against

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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