Daniel Santamans
Daniel Santamans was a French former rugby union player, as a hooker, and coach.
He played for Blagnac SCR and Stade Toulousain from 1977 to 1989, during which he won 3 titles of French Champion and a Coupe de France in 1984.
After ending his player career, he became a coach, first at the youth level of Stade Toulousain. He won 4 titles before being promoted to assistant coach at the main team. He won the French Championship in 1997.
He later coached the French teams of FC Lourdes, Tarbes Pyrénées Rugby, and Blagnac SCR.
Santamans was signed for Romania national [rugby union team|Romania] in 2004, where he remained until 2007. He won the Six Nations Tournament, Group B, in 2006 and qualified Romania for the 2007 [Rugby World Cup] finals. Romania achieved a bonus point in the 18-24 loss to Italy and a 14-10 win over Portugal.
After that, he returned to France to become the coach of Blagnac SCR.
He died unexpectedly from a cardiovascular accident at the funeral of his mother, aged only 48.
Category:1959 births
Category:2008 deaths
Category:French rugby union players
Category:20th-century French sportsmen
Category:French rugby union coaches
Category:Rugby union hookers
Category:Romania national rugby union team coaches
Category:Blagnac Rugby players