Mircea Frățică (born 14 July 1957) is a

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. Frățică also won bronze medals at the 1980 European Championships, 1983 World Championships and

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. Between 1976 and 1985 was coached by Clubul Sportiv Nitramonia Făgăraș (''Nitramonia Făgăraș Sports Club'') founder and coach, Gheorghe (Gelu) Gujbă, under whose direction he marked the above achievements. Frățică later joined Nitramonia Făgăraș as a coach alongside Gujbă before moving on to Liberty Oradea where his team won the 1999 European Cup Championship.

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* * Romanian male judoka 1957 births Living people Judoka at the 1980 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 1984 Summer Olympics Olympic judoka for Romania Olympic bronze medalists for Romania Olympic medalists in judo Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics 20th-century Romanian sportsmen 21st-century Romanian sportsmen People from Pogoanele Sportspeople from Buzău County {{Romania-judo-bio-stub