Valentin Calafeteanu

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Valentin Niculae Calafeteanu
Full name Valentin Niculae Calafeteanu
Date of birth 25 January 1985 (1985-01-25) (age 27)
Place of birth Bucharest, Romania
Height 5 ft 11.7 in (1.82 m)
Weight 12 st 12.8 lb (82.0 kg)
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position Scrum-half
Professional / senior clubs
Years Club / team Caps (points)
RC Timişoara
National team(s)
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2004-2012  Romania 44 (116)

Valentin Niculae Calafeteanu (born on the 25th of January 1985, Bucharest, Romania) is a Romanian rugby union footballer. His position on the field is scrum-half. He currently plays for RC Timişoara.

Calafeteanu is one of the most promising Romanian young players, having his first game for Romania, in 20 November 2004, with Japan, in a 25-10 win, aged only 19.

He won the European Six National Championship Cup, Group B, in 2006. He also played all the four games, three of them as a substitute, at the 2007 Rugby World Cup finals, where he scored a conversion in the 14-10 win over Portugal.

He currently holds 32 caps for Romania, with 5 tries, 14 conversions, 13 penalties and 1 drop goal scored, in an aggregate of 95 points.

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