Gabriel Brezoianu

Gabriel Brezoianu

Date of birth	(1977-01-18) 18 January 1977
Place of birth	Bucharest, Romania
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	86 kg (13 st 8 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre Youth career 1988–1995 Locomotiva București Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 1995–1999 1999–2000 2000 2000–2003 2003–2006 2006–2007 2007–2008 Timișoara Steaua Poli Iași Bordeaux US Dax Racing Métro Tarbes () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1996–2007 Romania 71 (142)

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.

Honours

Romania

• European Nations Cup (2): 2000, 2002

External links

• Gabriel Brezoianu at ESPNscrum
• Gabriel Brezoianu at European Professional Club Rugby
• Gabriel Brezoianu at ItsRugby.co.uk