Vasile_Maftei
Vasile Maftei
Romanian retired footballer (born 1981)
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.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1981-01-01) 1 January 1981 (age 43) | ||
| Place of birth | Fălticeni, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Rapid București (youth center director) | ||
| 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 director) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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 | 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 | ||
- He made his international debut on 28 February 2006.
International stats
| Romania national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 February 2006 | GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus |  Armenia | 1-0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
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
Voluntari
- Vasile Maftei at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- Vasile Maftei at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- Vasile Maftei at Soccerway
- Vasile Maftei at National-Football-Teams.com