Cristian Hîldan (born 22 September 1973 in

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) is a former

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footballer and currently a rugby union coach. He was a member of the

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and also an unused substitute at the

1999 Rugby World Cup The 1999 Rugby World Cup () was the fourth Rugby World Cup, the quadrennial international rugby union championship. It was the first Rugby World Cup to be held in the sport's History of rugby union#The professional era, professional era. Four a ...

. He played as a wing.

Personal life

Cristian is the older brother of the late

Cătălin Hîldan Cătălin George Hîldan (3 February 1976 – 5 October 2000) was a Romanian professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Club career Cătălin Hîldan first came into contact with sports at the age of eight at the rugby club Olimpia to ...

, a professional football player who played for

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and the

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."Cristi Hildan: "Era o problema daca tricoul cu numarul 11 ar fi fost in teren sau la vanzare!""
, a
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retrieved 29 March 2010

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