Haralambie Dumitraș

Haralambie Dumitraș
Haralambie Dumitraș during a press conference at Romania's squad announcement for 2015 Rugby World Cup
Date of birth (1960-02-11) February 11, 1960
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight 242 lb (110 kg)
Notable relative(s) Iulian Dumitraș (son)
Rugby union career
Position(s) No. 8
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1979-1995
1995-1996		 Pau
Strasbourg		 ()
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1984-1993  Romania 47 (30)
Teams coached
Years Team
2012  Romania

Haralambie Dumitraș, also known as Hari Dumitraș (born 11 February 1960), is a former Romanian rugby union player and a current coach. He played as number eight.

Professional career

He played for Section Paloise and RC Strasbourg in France.

Dumitraș was a leading name for Romania during the "Golden Era" of the 1980s. He had 47 caps, from 1984 to 1993, scoring 7 tries, 30 points in aggregate. He was the captain in 13 games. He was called for the 1987 Rugby World Cup, playing in two games, without scoring, and for the 1991 Rugby World Cup, playing in all the three games and scoring a try in the 17-15 win over Fiji at 12 October 1991.[1]

After finishing his player career, he became a coach. He settled in France, where he was one of the two head coaches of CA Périgueux. He afterwards went to coach Entente Astarac Bigorre XV, RC Strasbourg and US Argelésienne, since 2009/10.

He was for a short period of time the head coach of Romania national team in 2012, and now is the head of Romanian Rugby Federation.

Personal life

His son, Iulian Dumitraș, is also a professional rugby union player following his father's footspeps, and was a member of Romania's national team, playing at the 2007 and 2011 Rugby World Cups.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Haralambie Dumitras International Statistics
  2. ↑ Spiritul "stejarilor" merge mai departe! Cel mai tare duo tată-fiu din rugby, reunit de ProSport!
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Romania Romeo Gontineac		 Romania National Rugby Union Coach
2012		 Succeeded by
Wales Lynn Howells


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