Vasile Maftei
Vasile Maftei (born 1 January 1981) is a Romanian retired footballer who played as a defender. He was best known for his leadership qualities, becoming captain for Rapid București, Unirea Urziceni, Concordia Chiajna and Voluntari. Although primarily a central defender, when needed he operated as a right back.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 1 January 1981 | ||
Place of birth | Fălticeni, Romania | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Rapid București (youth center manager) | ||
Youth career | |||
1988–1996 | CSȘ Fălticeni | ||
1996–2000 | Sporting Pitești | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2000–2009 | Rapid București | 211 | (9) |
2000 | → Tractorul Brașov (loan) | 6 | (1) |
2009–2010 | Unirea Urziceni | 45 | (3) |
2011–2014 | CFR Cluj | 62 | (7) |
2014–2015 | Concordia Chiajna | 25 | (3) |
2015–2017 | Voluntari | 66 | (1) |
2017–2018 | Rapid București | 22 | (2) |
Total | 437 | (26) | |
International career‡ | |||
2000–2003 | Romania U21 | 10 | (0) |
2006–2011 | Romania | 12 | (1) |
Managerial career | |||
2019–2020 | Astra Giurgiu (assistant) | ||
2020–2021 | Voluntari (assistant) | ||
2021– | Rapid București (youth center manager) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 November 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 February 2011 |
Maftei was formed at Rapid București, where he became a key part of the team, winning one league title in 2003, one Romanian Cup and one Super Cup in 2002. In 2004, following the departure of Adrian Iencsi, he was appointed captain and won two Romanian Cups in a row in 2006 and 2007 and one Super Cup in 2007. He also reached the UEFA Cup quarter-finals with Rapid in 2006, where they were eliminated by Steaua București.
On 26 February 2006, Maftei was called up to the Romania team for the first time, as a replacement for the injured Dorin Goian. Two days later, he scored on his Romania debut against Armenia from a header, in a 2–0 win for his country. Overall, he managed 12 caps for Romania.
Club statistics
Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Tractorul Brașov (loan) | 2000–01 | 6 | 1 | ? | ? | - | - | - | 6 | 1 | ||||
Rapid București | 2000–01 | 8 | 0 | ? | ? | - | - | - | 8 | 0 | ||||
2001–02 | 5 | 0 | ? | ? | - | - | - | 9 | 0 | |||||
2002–03 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 0 | - | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 3 | |||
2003–04 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | |||
2004–05 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | 26 | 1 | |||||
2005–06 | 29 | 1 | 5 | 0 | - | 13 | 0 | - | 47 | 1 | ||||
2006–07 | 28 | 1 | 4 | 0 | - | 10 | 0 | - | 42 | 1 | ||||
2007–08 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 2 | |||
2008–09 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 2 | 1 | - | 32 | 2 | ||||
Total | 211 | 9 | 17 | 0 | - | - | 33 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 263 | 10 | ||
Unirea Urziceni | 2009–10 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 1 | ||
2010–11 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 2 | |||
Total | 45 | 3 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 60 | 3 | ||
CFR Cluj | 2010–11 | 3 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 0 | |||||
2011–12 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 15 | 2 | |||||
2012–13 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 2 | |||
2013–14 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | 25 | 3 | |||||
Total | 62 | 7 | 5 | 0 | - | - | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 70 | 7 | ||
Concordia Chiajna | 2014–15 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 26 | 3 | |||
Voluntari | 2015–16 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 32 | 1 | ||
2016–17 | 28 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 34 | 0 | ||||
2017–18 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |||
Total | 66 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 3 | 0 | 76 | 1 | ||
Rapid București | 2017–18 | 22 | 2 | ? | ? | - | - | - | 22 | 2 | ||||
Career Total | 437 | 26 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 46 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 523 | 27 |
International career
- He made his international debut on 28 February 2006.
International stats
Romania national team | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2006 | 4 | 1 |
2007 | 1 | 0 |
2008 | 0 | 0 |
2009 | 3 | 0 |
2010 | 3 | 0 |
2011 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 12 | 1 |
International goals
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 28 February 2006 | GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus | ![]() | 1-0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
Honours
Club
Rapid București
- Divizia A: 2002–03
- Cupa României: 2001–02, 2005–06, 2006–07
- Supercupa României: 2002, 2003, 2007
- Liga IV – Bucharest: 2017–18
CFR Cluj
- Liga I: 2011–12
- Cupa României runner-up: 2012–13
- Supercupa României runner-up: 2012
FC Voluntari
References
- Vasile Maftei at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
External links
- Vasile Maftei at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- Vasile Maftei at Soccerway
- Vasile Maftei at National-Football-Teams.com