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