Dumitru Alexandru

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Dumitru Alexandru
Born (1953-08-22) 22 August 1953 (age 73)
Bucharest, Romania
Rugby union career
Position Fly-half
Youth career
1962-1972 Ș.S.E. 2
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1972-1973 RC Grivița
1973-1990 CSA Steaua București
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1974–1990 Romania 47 (110)

Dumitru Alexandru,"Mitus", [1] (born 22 August 1953 in Bucharest) is a Romanian former professional rugby union player. He was one of the best fly-halves of his generation. Since 2000, he has been a talent scout and President of the Disciplinary Committee (until 2008) for F.R.R. and since 2014 a member of the Commission for the Status and Transfer of Players. [2]

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Club career

Alexandru played for RC Grivița, and then, for CSA Steaua București, where he won 12 Romanian national championship titles between 1973 and 1989 . [3]

International career

He represented Romania at junior, youth and senior levels. He won the European Junior Championship in Rome in 1972 and later contributed to Romania’s victories in the FIRA European Nations Cup in 1975, 1977, 1981 and 1983. From 1974 to 1988, he represented his country at international level, playing a total of 48 caps for his country, and was part of Romania’s team at the inaugural 1987 Rugby World Cup, where he played two matches in the tournament, and scored 18 points. Alexandru first played for Romania in a match against Poland, on 14 March 1974, in Bucharest. His last cap for Romania was against Italy, on 14 April 1990, in Frascati.

Honours

RC Grivița București
CSA Steaua București
Romania

See also

References

  1. ↑ zadminx (2012-08-31). "Alexandru Dumitru, unul din cei mai mari transformeri romani din toate timpurile". Rugby Romania (in Romanian). Retrieved 2025-09-24.
  2. ↑ Asociația Internaționalilor de Rugby România - Alexandru Dumitru
  3. ↑ Asociația Internaționalilor de Rugby România - Alexandru Dumitru
  4. ↑ "Invitatie la aniversare | Asociația Internaționalilor de Rugby din România".