Dragoș Nicolae Dima (born 30 July 1979 in Focșani) is a Romanian former rugby union prop and current coach.

Dragoș Dima
Birth nameDragoș Nicolae Dima
Date of birth (1979-07-30) 30 July 1979 (age 45)
Place of birthFocșani, Romania
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Youth career
1993–1996 LPS Focșani
1996–1998 Farul Constanța
1998–1999 Castres Olympique
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1999–2002 Castres Olympique ()
2002–2005 Stade Toulousain ()
2005–2006 Villefranche ()
2006–2008 Section Paloise ()
2008–2009 US Orthez ()
2009–2010 Oloron ()
2010–2011 Blagnac ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1999–2011 Romania 39 (10)

Dima spent his entire club career in France, playing for Castres Olympique (1999/02), Stade Toulousain (2002/05), Villefranchois (2005/06), Section Paloise (2006/08), US Orthez (2008/09), Oloron (2009/10) and Blagnac (2010/11). He was the assistant coach of Angers in the 2013/14 season

He has 39 caps for Romania, from 1999 to 2011, scoring 2 tries, 10 points on aggregate. He had his debut for the "Oaks" at the 1999 Rugby World Cup, playing in three games as a substitute but without scoring. He would be called again for the 2011 Rugby World Cup, but this time he didn't play.[1]

Dima comes from a sporting family. His mother Constanța was a volleyball player and his father Costică a former Greco-Roman wrestler.[2]

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Toulouse
Castres

International

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Romania

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