Sorin Socol
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| Sorin Socol | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth | November 30 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Bucharest, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Weight | 110 kg (240 lb) | ||
| College | Business school of the Brive Chamber of Commerce | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Lock | ||
| Clubs | Caps | (points) | |
| 1998-2003 2003-2007 2007- |
Brive Agen Pau |
49 |
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| National team(s) | |||
| 2001- | Romania | 40 | (35) |
Sorin Socol (born 30 November 1977) in Bucharest, Romania) is a Romanian rugby union footballer. He has won 40 caps for Romania and is the current captain. He plays at lock. 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 five years between 1998 and 2003. He 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 will play for Pau in France's Pro D2 for the 2007/2008 season. He also captained Romania in their first match of the 2007 World Cup against Italy.
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[edit] References
- ^ Smith, Terry. "Foreign forward flavour", Sunday Telegraph, p. 45.
- ^ ROMANIA SQUAD…PLAYER BIOGRAPHIES..INTERNATIONAL RECORDS…. rugby.ro. Retrieved on 2007-09-13.
[edit] External links
- SORIN SOCOL (French). equipetv.com. Retrieved on 2007-09-13.
- Sorin Socol. scrum.com. Retrieved on 2007-09-13.
- Sorin Socol. ercrugby.com. Retrieved on 2007-09-13.
- Sorin Socol. rugbyworldcup.com. Retrieved on 2007-09-13.
- Socol Sorin (French). itsrugby.fr. Retrieved on 2007-09-13.
- "Socol full of World Cup pride", planet-rugby.com. Retrieved on 2007-09-13.
| Persondata | |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sorin Socol |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Romanian Rugby union footballer. |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 30 November 1977 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bucharest, Romania |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
