Cristian Podea (born February 22, 1979, in Bucharest) is a former Romanian rugby union player and coach. He played as a scrum-half.
| Birth name | Ionel Cristian Podea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | February 22, 1979 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Bucharest, Romania | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 182 lb (83 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Club career edit
During his career, Podea played for Universitatea Cluj, Dinamo București, CSU Arad, Timișoara, Baia Mare and again for Universitatea Cluj.[3]
International career edit
Podea gathered 9 caps for Romania, from his debut in 2001 to his last game in 2003. He was a member of his national side for the 6th Rugby World Cup in 2003 playing one match against host country, the Wallabies.
Since 2019, Podea is the current team manager of U Cluj Rugby, which plays in the Romanian SuperLiga.
References edit
External links edit
- Cristian Podea at ESPNscrum
- Cristian Podea at ItsRugby.co.uk
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