Valentin Maftei

Valentin Maftei

Birth name	Valentin Dimian Maftei
Date of birth	(1974-09-26) 26 September 1974
Place of birth	Săgeata, Romania
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	187 lb (85 kg)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fullback Youth career CSȘ Constanța Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 1993–1998 1998–2000 2000–2008 2008–2010 2010–2013 U Cluj Mirano Aurillac Figeac Mauriac ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1995–2006 Romania 42 (44)

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.

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.

External links

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