Răzvan Mavrodin (born 29 September 1973 in

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) is a

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former

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player and a current coach. He played as a hooker.

Career

Mavrodin played in France for Racing Club (1999/00),

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(2000/01),

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(2001/06),

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(2006/08), returning to Tarbes Pyrénées Rugby for the final season of his career, in 2008/09. He became the teams forwards coach for the season of 2009/10. Mavrodin had 50 caps for

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, from 1998 to 2007, scoring 2 tries, 10 points in aggregate. He played at three

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finals. At the

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, he played in three games, at the

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, in four games, and at the

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, in four games once more. He never score in any of his presences at the Rugby World Cup finals.

Honours

Club

;Steaua Bucharest * SuperLiga : 1998/99

International

;Romania *

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: 2000

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