Dragoș Dima | |
Birth Name: | Dragoș Nicolae Dima |
Birth Date: | 30 July 1979 |
Birth Place: | Focșani, Romania |
Ru Position: | Prop |
Youthclubs1: | LPS Focșani |
Youthclubs2: | Farul Constanța |
Youthclubs3: | Castres Olympique |
Youthyears1: | 1993–1996 |
Youthyears2: | 1996–1998 |
Youthyears3: | 1998–1999 |
Repteam1: | Romania |
Repyears1: | 1999–2011 |
Repcaps1: | 39 |
Reppoints1: | 10 |
Years1: | 1999–2002 |
Years2: | 2002–2005 |
Years3: | 2005–2006 |
Years4: | 2006–2008 |
Years5: | 2008–2009 |
Years6: | 2009–2010 |
Years7: | 2010–2011 |
Clubs1: | Castres Olympique |
Clubs2: | Stade Toulousain |
Clubs3: | Villefranche |
Clubs4: | Section Paloise |
Clubs5: | US Orthez |
Clubs6: | Oloron |
Clubs7: | Blagnac |
Dragoș Nicolae Dima (born 30 July 1979 in Focșani) is a Romanian former rugby union prop and current coach.
Dima spent his entire club career in France, playing for Castres Olympique (1999/02), Stade Toulousain (2002/05), Villefranchois (2005/06), Section Paloise (2006/08), US Orthez (2008/09), Oloron (2009/10) and Blagnac (2010/11). He was the assistant coach of Angers in the 2013/14 season
He has 39 caps for Romania, from 1999 to 2011, scoring 2 tries, 10 points on aggregate. He had his debut for the "Oaks" at the 1999 Rugby World Cup, playing in three games as a substitute but without scoring. He would be called again for the 2011 Rugby World Cup, but this time he didn't play.[1]
Dima comes from a sporting family. His mother Constanța was a volleyball player and his father Costică a former Greco-Roman wrestler.[2]
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