Valentin Dimian Maftei (born 26 September 1974) is a Romanian former

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player. He played as a fullback.

Club career

During his career, Maftei played for Universitatea Cluj in Romania, Mirano in Italy and for

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, Figeac and Mauriac, all in France.

International career

Maftei gathered 42 caps for

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, 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

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, where he played four matches in Pool A against Ireland, Wallabies, Argentina and Namibia and scored one try against Ireland.

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* * * 1974 births Living people Romanian rugby union players Romania international rugby union players Rugby union fullbacks CS Universitatea Cluj-Napoca (rugby union) players Sportspeople from Buzău County Expatriate rugby union players in Italy Romanian expatriate rugby union players in France 21st-century Romanian sportsmen 2003 Rugby World Cup players Stade Aurillacois Cantal Auvergne players {{Romania-rugbyunion-bio-stub