Ion Bucan

Ion Bucan

Date of birth	(1955-01-27) 27 January 1955
Place of birth	Pașcani, Iași County, Romania
School	Institutul de Mine, Petroșani (promoted in 1984)
University	Gheorghe Asachi Technical University of Iași
Occupation(s)	Topographical engineer, Police Superior Officer (Police Commissioner at the Cluj County Police Inspectorate)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop Youth career 1970-1978 Politehnica Iași Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 1978-1984 1984-1989 Știința Petroșani Dinamo București () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1976–1988 Romania 46 (0)

Ion Bucan (born Pașcani, 27 January 1955), is a Romanian former rugby union player. He played as prop.

Career

He first played in 1970, for Politehnica Iași, where he played until 1978, when he started to play for Știința Petroșani in the championship. Bucan later moved for Dinamo București in 1984. He debuted for Romania on 21 September 1976, against Bulgaria, in Burgas, during the 1976-77 FIRA Trophy. Bucan was also part of the Romania squad for the 1987 Rugby World Cup, where he played all three matches in the tournament. His last cap was against France, on 11 November 1987, in Agen.

Honours

Știința Petroșani

• Cupa României: 1983

Dinamo București

• Cupa României: 1989

Romania

• FIRA Trophy: 1976-77, 1980-81 and 1982-83

External links

• Ion Bucan international stats