Constantin Dinu

Constantin Dinu (29 April 1945 – 14 December 2022) was a Romanian rugby union player who played as a prop.^[1]

Constantin Dinu

Date of birth	29 April 1945
Place of birth	Bucharest, Romania
Date of death	14 December 2022(2022-12-14) (aged 77)
Place of death	Chitila, Romania
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 1960–1964 Grivița Roșie ? (?) Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 1964–1968 Grivița Roșie ? (?) 1968–1973 Știința Petroșani ? (?) 1973–1983 Grivița Roșie ? (?) 1983–1984 Reggio Calabria ? (?) 1984–1987 RO Cholet ? (?) International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1965–1983 Romania 69 (0) Coaching career Years Team 1983–1984 Reggio Calabria (player-coach) 1984–1987 RO Cholet (player-coach) 1987–1990 Stade nantais [fr] 1990–1996 AS Police Paris [fr]

Awards

Club

• Winner of the Liga Națională de Rugby (1966, 1967)
• Winner of the Cupa României (1982)

International

• Winner of the 1968–69 FIRA Nations Cup^[2]
• Winner of the FIRA Trophy (1975, 1977, 1981, 1983)^[2]

References

1. "S-a stins din viață legendarul Constantin Dinu "Capone"". Romanian Rugby Federation (in Romanian). 15 December 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
2. "Constantin Dinu". espn.co.uk.