Cristian Stoica

Cristian Alexandru Stoica, also known as Alessandro Stoica (born 1 August 1976, in Bucharest) is a Romanian-Italian retired rugby union footballer, who played as a centre.

Stoica played for the youth Steaua Bucharest team in his first years, from 1984/85 to 1988/89.

He played for CUS Pavia (1995/96), Amatori Rugby Milano (1996/97), in the National Championship of Excellence.

He spent a season at Gloucester Rugby (2001/02), returning afterwards to France, where he played for Castres Olympique (2002/03), Montpellier Hérault (2003/08), where he won the European Shield in 2004, and SC Mazamet (2009/10), where he finished his career.

He was called for the 1999 Rugby World Cup, playing in three games but without scoring.