Sorin Socol

Sorin Socol
Rugby union career
Date of birth	(1977-11-30) 30 November 1977
Place of birth	Bucharest, Romania, French nationality
Height	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight	115 kg (254 lb)
University	Business school of the Brive Chamber of Commerce
Playing career
Position	Lock
Professional / senior clubs
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
1998-2003 2003-2007 2007-2010 2010-	Brive Agen Pau Lourdes FC	49
correct as of 2007-09-13.
National team(s)
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2001-2011	Romania	55	(40)
correct as of 2007-09-13.

Sorin Socol (born 30 November 1977) in Bucharest, Romania) is a Romanian rugby union footballer. He plays as a lock.

He has won 55 caps for Romania and is currently retired. After being voted player of the tournament in the 1996 Under 21 Rugby World Championships where he captained Romania,^[1] Socol has played club rugby in France. He moved to France just prior to the tournament and studied business while playing for Brive.^[2] He played for Brive's top squad for seven years between 1996 and 2003.

Socol made his international debut for Romania against Spain on 18 February 2001. At the beginning of the 2003/2004 season he moved to Agen where he played in the Top 14 and Heineken Cup. He captained Romania for the first time on 30 October 2003 during the 2003 World Cup match against Namibia. After leaving Agen in 2007 he played for Pau in France's Pro D2 for the 2007/2008 season. He also captained Romania in the 2007 World Cup finals.

References

↑ Smith, Terry. "Foreign forward flavour". Sunday Telegraph. p. 45.
↑ "ROMANIA SQUAD…PLAYER BIOGRAPHIES..INTERNATIONAL RECORDS…". rugby.ro. Archived from the original on September 28, 2006. Retrieved 2007-09-13.

External links

"SORIN SOCOL" (in French). equipetv.com. Archived from the original on 2007-10-09. Retrieved 2007-09-13.
"Sorin Socol". scrum.com. Retrieved 2007-09-13.
"Sorin Socol". ercrugby.com. Retrieved 2007-09-13.
"Sorin Socol". rugbyworldcup.com. Archived from the original on 2007-10-13. Retrieved 2007-09-13.
"Socol Sorin" (in French). itsrugby.fr. Retrieved 2007-09-13.
"Socol full of World Cup pride". planet-rugby.com. Retrieved 2007-09-13.

Romania squad – 2003 Rugby World Cup

P. Bălan Chiriac Corodeanu Florea Ion Mavrodin Pantelimon Petre Petrechei Popescu Socaciu Socol Tatu Tincu Toderasc Tonița B. Tudor M. Tudori Andrei Brezoianu Dumbravă Ghioc Gontineac (c) Maftei Nicolae Niculai Podea Săuan Sîrbu Teodorescu Tofan Voicu Coach: Charreyre

Romania squad – 2007 Rugby World Cup

P. Bălan B. Bălan Corodeanu Florea Ion Manta Mavrodin Petre Petrechei Popescu Rațiu Socol (c.) Tincu Toderașc Tonița Tudori Ursache Brezoianu Calafeteanu Ciuntu Dimofte Dumbravă Dumitraș Fercu Gál Gontineac Nicolae Sîrbu Teodorescu Tofan Vlad Vlaicu Coach: Santamans

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