| Date of birth | 18 January 1977 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Bucharest, Romania | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 86 kg (13 st 8 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Gabriel Brezoianu (born 18 January 1977 in Bucharest) is a Romanian retired rugby union player.
He began his club career with Timișoara (1995/99), then played for Steaua Bucharest (1999/00). He then moved to France, playing for Bègles-Bordeaux (2000/03), US Dax (2003/06), Racing Métro 92 Paris (2006/07) and Tarbes Pyrénées Rugby (2007/08).
Brezoianu played his first game for Romania on 20 April 1996, in an 83–5 win against Belgium.
He played at three Rugby World Cup finals, in 1999, 2003 and 2007.
He has 71 caps for Romania, from 1996 to 2007, with 28 tries scored and 1 conversion, 142 points in aggregate.
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