Nicolae Răcean (born 29 November 1963 in Sărmaș) is a Romanian former rugby union player and current coach of Italian side ASD Tuscia.

[5] Răcean gathered 39 caps for Romania, from his debut in 1988 to his last game in 1995.

He scored 5 tries, 3 penalties and 1 conversion during his international career, 32 points on aggregate.

He was a member of his national side for the 2nd and 3rd Rugby World Cups in 1991 and 1995 and played in all 6 group matches and scored a penalty and a conversion against Flying Fijians in Pool 4 match held in Brive-la-Gaillarde, on 12 October 1991.

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