Birth name | Alexandru Marin Bucătaru | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | September 28, 1957 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Bucharest, Romania | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.83 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 76 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | public Alimentation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | management Turism/Artifex-Bucaharest | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Spouse | Nicoleta Marin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Children | Alina Marin, Alexandru Marin, Andreea Marin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation(s) | manager R.C.Grivita | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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