| Full name | Marian Alexandru Tudori | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 11 October 1978 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Bucharest, Romania | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 105 kg (231 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Marian Alexandru "Alex" Tudori (born 11 October 1978 in Bucharest) is a Romanian former rugby union flanker and current coach.
Tudori had 35 caps for Romania, with 4 tries scored, 20 points in aggregate. He was called for the 2003 Rugby World Cup, playing four games, and for the 2007 Rugby World Cup, playing three games.
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