Răzvan Mavrodin (born 29 September 1973 in

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) is a

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former

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player and a current coach. He played as a hooker.

Career

Mavrodin played in France for Racing Club (1999/00),

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(2000/01), Tarbes Pyrénées Rugby (2001/06),

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(2006/08), returning to Tarbes Pyrénées Rugby for the final season of his career, in 2008/09. He became the teams forwards coach for the season of 2009/10. Mavrodin had 50 caps for

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, from 1998 to 2007, scoring 2 tries, 10 points in aggregate. He played at three

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finals. At the

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, he played in three games, at the

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, in four games, and at the

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, in four games once more. He never score in any of his presences at the Rugby World Cup finals.

Honours

Club

;Steaua Bucharest * SuperLiga : 1998/99

International

;Romania * European Nations Cup: 2000

External links

* * 1973 births Living people Rugby union players from Bucharest Romanian rugby union players Romanian rugby union coaches Rugby union hookers CSA Steaua București (rugby union) players Racing 92 players Stado Tarbes Pyrénées Rugby players USA Perpignan players Section Paloise players Romania international rugby union players Romanian expatriate rugby union players in France 21st-century Romanian sportsmen 1999 Rugby World Cup players 2003 Rugby World Cup players 2007 Rugby World Cup players {{Romania-rugbyunion-bio-stub