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Marcel Toader

Marcel Toader

Romanian rugby union player (1963–2019)

Marcel Toader (4 January 1963 – 3 August 2019) was a Romanian rugby union player and a businessman and media personality.[1] He played as a wing. He was usually considered one of the best Romanian rugby wings of all time.[2]

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Club career

He played for Steaua București, from 1983/84 to 1986/87. He won the Romanian Rugby Championship three times in 1983/84, 1984/85 and 1986/87.

International career

Toader gathered 30 caps for Romania, from his debut in 1982 to his last game in 1990. He scored 3 tries during his international career, 12 points on aggregate. He was a member of his national side for the first Rugby World Cup in 1987, scoring two tries during the tournament, against Zimbabwe and Scotland.[3]

Personal life and death

Toader was married to TV presenter Gabriela Cristea and then to singer Maria Constantin. He had one son.

Toader had a history of heart problems and suffered a heart attack in 2012. He died of a heart attack on 3 August 2019 at the age of 56.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    "Biografie Marcel Toader". Archived from the original on 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
  2. [2]
    Marcel Toader, intre cele mai bune aripi care au evoluat pentru nationala de rugby
  3. [3]
    Marcel Toader International Statistics
  4. [4]
    The businessman Marcel Toader died


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