Vasile Maftei (born 1 January 1981) is a former Romanian 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.

Club career

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.

International career

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.

Career statistics

Club

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Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
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

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Romania 2006 4 1
2007 1 0
2008 0 0
2009 3 0
2010 3 0
2011 1 0
Total 12 1
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 28 February 2006 GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus  Armenia 1-0 2–0 Friendly

Honours

Club

Rapid București

CFR Cluj

Voluntari

References

  1. ^ Vasile Maftei at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasile_Maftei
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