Marcel Toader
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]
| Date of birth | January 4, 1963 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Cumpăna, Constanța County, Romania | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | August 3, 2019 (aged 56) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Periș, Ilfov County, Romania | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Maria Constantin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | Maximilian Toader | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Businessman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 on August 3, 2019, of a heart attack. He was 56.[4]
References
- "Biografie Marcel Toader". Archived from the original on 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
- Marcel Toader, intre cele mai bune aripi care au evoluat pentru nationala de rugby
- Marcel Toader International Statistics
- The businessman Marcel Toader died