Birth Date: | 18 March 1974 |
Birth Place: | Cluj-Napoca, Romania |
Weight: | 209 lb |
Ru Position: | Wing |
Ru Clubyears: | 1992–2001 2001–2007 2007–2009 2009–2014 |
Ru Proclubs: | U Cluj Rovigo Mogliano U Cluj |
Ru Nationalyears: | 1999–2007 |
Ru Nationalcaps: | 37 |
Ru Nationalpoints: | (70) |
Cristian Daniel Săuan (born 18 March 1974 in Cluj-Napoca) is a former Romanian rugby union player. He played as a wing.
Săuan played for U Cluj, in Romania, from 1992/93 to 2000/01. He was runners-up of the National Championship in 2000/01, his best result at the team. He moved to become a professional in Rugby Rovigo Delta, in Italy, where he played from 2001/02 to 2006/07. He was runners-up to the Cup of Italy in 2006. He moved afterwards to San Marco Rugby Club, playing there from 2007/08 to 2008/09. He returned to Universitatea Cluj in 2009/10, where he finished his career in 2013/14.
He had 37 caps for Romania, from 1999 to 2007, scoring 14 tries, 70 points on aggregate. He won three titles of the European Nations Cup, in 2000, 2001/02 and 2005/06. He was called for the 1999 Rugby World Cup, playing in three games and scoring a try, and for the 2003 Rugby World Cup, playing in four games and scoring another try.[1]
Since 2020, Săuan is the current coach of U Cluj Rugby, which plays in the Romanian SuperLiga.