Valentin Maftei
Appearance
Birth name | Valentin Dimian Maftei | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | September 26, 1974 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Săgeata, Romania | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 187 lb (85 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
Categories:
- 1974 births
- Living people
- Romanian rugby union players
- Romania international rugby union players
- Rugby union fullbacks
- CS Universitatea Cluj-Napoca (rugby) players
- People from Buzău County
- Expatriate rugby union players in Italy
- Expatriate rugby union players in France
- Romanian expatriate sportspeople in France
- Romanian rugby union biography stubs