Andrei Gurănescu
Andrei Gurănescu (born September 24, 1967 in Bucharest) is a Romanian former rugby union football player and current coach. He played as a flanker.
Birth name | Andrei Gurănescu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | September 24, 1967 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Bucharest, Romania | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 89 kg (196 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He coached RCP Meaux in France.[1]
Club career
Gurănescu played for arch-rivals Steaua and Dinamo Bucharest.[2] He also played in Italy and France.
International career
Gurănescu gathered 17 caps for Romania, from his debut in 1991 to his last game in 1995. He scored 2 tries during his international career, 10 points on aggregate. He was a member of his national side for the 2nd and 3rd Rugby World Cups in 1991 and 1995 and played 3 group matches and scored a try against Springboks in Pool A match held in Cape Town, on 30 May 1995.[3]
Personal life
His younger brother Șerban also played professionally in Romania, Italy and Académica de Coimbra in Portugal.[4]
Honours
Club
- Steaua Bucharest
- SuperLiga
- 1986/87, 1987/88
- Dinamo Bucharest
- SuperLiga
- 1990/91, 1993/94, 1995/96, 1997/98
- Romanian Cup
- 1988/89, 1995/96, 1996/97, 1997/98
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