Valentin Maftei

Valentin Maftei
Birth name	Valentin Dimian Maftei
Date of birth	26 September 1974 (age 50)
Place of birth	Săgeata, Romania
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	187 lb (85 kg)
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Fullback
Youth career
	CSȘ Constanța
Senior career
Years	Team
1993–1998; 1998–2000; 2000–2008; 2008–2010; 2010–2013	U Cluj; Mirano; Aurillac; Figeac; Mauriac
International career
Years	Team
1995–2006	Romania

Valentin Dimian Maftei (born 26 September 1974 in Săgeata) is a Romanian former rugby union player. He played as a fullback.

Club career

During his career, Maftei played for Universitatea Cluj in Romania, Mirano in Italy and for Aurillac, Figeac and Mauriac, all in France.^[1]

International career

Maftei gathered 42 caps for Romania, from his debut in 1995 to his last game in 2006. He scored 7 tries, 3 conversions and one drop-goal, 44 points on aggregate. He was a member of his national side for the 6th Rugby World Cup in 2003, where he played four matches in Pool A against Ireland, Wallabies, Argentina and Namibia and scored one try against Ireland.

References

^ Cavarroc, Michel (22 March 2009). "Figeac. Valentin Mafteï, l'arrière venu des Carpates". La Dépêche du Midi (in French). Retrieved 21 October 2013.

External links

Valentin Maftei at ESPNscrum
Valentin Maftei at ItsRugby.co.uk
Valentin Maftei at European Professional Club Rugby

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[1] Cavarroc, Michel (22 March 2009). "Figeac. Valentin Mafteï, l'arrière venu des Carpates". La Dépêche du Midi (in French). Retrieved 21 October 2013.

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