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| Full name | Viviana Iuliana Bejinariu | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 January 1994 (age 29) Siret, Suceava, Romania | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Club | CS Dinamo Bucuresti | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bejinariu is a Romanian surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Viviana-Iuliana Bejinariu
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