Bogdan Bălan

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Bogdan Bălan
Personal information
Date of birth February 11 1980 ( 1980-02-11) (age 28)
Place of birth Brăila, Romania
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 104 kg (230 lb)
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position Prop
Clubs Caps (points)
2005- US Montauban 50 (5)
National team(s)    
2003- Romania 23 (5)

Bogdan Bălan (born 11 February 1980 in Brăila, Romania) is a Romanian rugby union footballer. He is currently playing professionally for US Montauban in France's Top 14. He plays at prop and has played for Romania since 2003; including getting selected for Romania's 2007 World Cup squad.

Balan began his rugby career playing for Brăila in his home town. He then played for Romanian clubs Timişoara, Cluj and finally Steua Bucharest. After that he moved to France and played for Bordeaux Rugby Métropole who were in Fédérale 1 at the time. He helped them get promoted to the Pro D2, and then joined his current club US Montauban in 2005. Montauban was promoted from Pro D2 to France's premier competition the Top 14 following Balan's first season with them.

He was first selected for Romania in 2003 when he played against Georgia on 30 March that year. He has played for Romania every year since then, and has participated in the European Nations Cup, and in 2007 Rugby World Cup finals.

v • d • e
Romania squad - 2007 Rugby World Cup
Forwards
P. Bălan • B. Bălan • Florea • Popescu • Toderaşc • Tincu • Mavrodin • Socol (c.) • Petre • Ursache • Petrichei • Toniţa • Corodeanu • Manta • Tudori • Raţiu
Backs
Calafateanu • Sîrbu • Dimofte • Dumbravă • Gontineac • Gál • Vlad • Tofan • Fercu • Teodorescu • Brezoianu • Nicolae • Dumitraş • Vlaicu • Ion
Coach

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Persondata
NAME Bogdan Bălan
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Romanian Rugby union footballer.
DATE OF BIRTH 12 February 1980
PLACE OF BIRTH Braila, Romania
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH
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