| Birth name | Florin-Cornel Tatu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | July 12, 1983 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Sibiu, Romania | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 217 lb (98 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Universitatea Ecologică din București | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cornel Tatu (born July 12, 1983) in Sibiu, is a former Romanian rugby union football player and currently a coach. He played as a flanker. [1] [2]
During his career, Tatu played mostly for Steaua București in Romania and for București Wolves a Romanian professional rugby union team based in Bucharest that competed in the European Rugby Challenge Cup competition. He ended his career at Stejarul Buzău. [3]
Tatu gathered 12 caps for Romania, from his debut in 2003 against Argentina to his last game in 2013 against Spain. He was a member of his national side for the 6th Rugby World Cup in 2003, where he played a single match in Pool A against Argentina, which was his debut for the Oaks.
SC Dinamo 1948, commonly known as Dinamo București or simply Dinamo, is a Romanian professional football club based in Bucharest, that competes in the Liga I.
Anghel Iordănescu, also known as "Tata Puiu", is a Romanian former footballer and former manager of the Romania national team, who played as a forward. In 2007, Iordănescu retired from football, and the following February, after his predecessor resigned, he became a member of the Romanian Senate, sitting on the Social Democratic Party benches. On 26 December 2011, he became an independent senator, affiliated to the National Union for the Progress of Romania. His son, Edward Iordănescu, is also a former footballer and current manager.
Ovidiu Petre is a Romanian former footballer who played as a defensive midfielder and currently he is a video analyst at FCSB. Considered a veritable talent in his early playing years, he had his career hindered by numerous knee injuries.
Ilie Dumitrescu is a Romanian football manager and former professional footballer.
Nicolae Constantin Dică is a Romanian professional football manager and former player, most recently in charge of Liga I club FC U Craiova.
George "Gino" Iorgulescu is a Romanian former professional footballer who played as a defender. He is the current chairman of the Romanian Professional Football League.
Cornel Dinu is a Romanian retired professional footballer and manager who played as a sweeper or a defensive midfielder.
Traian Ionescu was a Romanian football goalkeeper and coach.
Dumitru Moraru is a Romanian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper from 1972 until 1991.
Florin Vlaicu is a former Romanian rugby union player. He played as a fly half or centre for professional Liga Națională de Rugby club SCM Timișoara. He could also play as a fullback, thus being considered a utility back due to his versatility. He is Romania's all time leading point scorer and the most capped player.
Leandro Ângelo Martins, known as Leandro Tatu, is a Brazilian striker.
Cornel Țălnar is a Romanian former football player and manager.
CSA Steaua București is a professional Romanian rugby union club from Ghencea, south-west Bucharest, which plays in the Liga Națională de Rugby, the first division of Romanian rugby. They are the most successful rugby union team in the Romania with 24 championship titles and 15 cup titles to their name. Steaua București`s annual operating budget for the 2020-21 season is approximately 925,000 Euros.
Valentin Niculae Ursache is a Romanian former rugby union player.
Robert Cătălin Dascălu is a Romanian rugby union player. He plays as a centre for amateur club CS Știința Petroșani.
Vlad-Cornel Bădălicescu is a Romanian rugby union football player. He plays as a prop for professional SuperLiga club Steaua București. He also plays for Romania's national team, the Oaks, making his international debut at the 2010–12 European Nations Cup in a match against the Os Lobos.
Iulian Andrei is a former Romanian rugby union player. He played as a scrum-half.
Dumitru Cătălin Beca is a Romanian rugby union football player. He most recently played as a hooker for professional SuperLiga club Dinamo București.
Andrei-Daniel Ilie is a Romanian rugby union footballer. He plays as a centre or wing. He most recently played for professional SuperLiga club, Farul Constanța.
Filip-Emanuel Lazăr is a former Romanian rugby union footballer and currently a kinesiologist. He played as a centre.
   | This biographical article relating to Romanian rugby union is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
