Alexandru Manta

Alexandru Manta

Born	(1977-06-07) 7 June 1977 (age 48) Bucharest, Romania
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	100 kg (220 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker, Number eight Youth career Locomotiva București Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 1995–1998 RC Timișoara 1998 Terrasson 1998–2002 Aurillac 2002–2003 CA Bègles 15 (20) 2003–2006 Pau 48 (30) 2006–2007 Castres 21 (5) 2007–2009 CA Brive 34 (35) 2009 Avenir Valencien 0 (0) 2009–2013 Lyon OU 65 (20) 2013–2015 La Voulte-Valence 29 (0) 2015–2016 CS Vienne 13 (5) International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1996–2012 Romania 40 (60)

Alexandru Manta (born 7 June 1977 in Bucharest) is a Romanian former rugby union footballer.

Career

Manta spent the majority of his career in France, playing for USC Terrasson (1998), Stade Aurillacois (1998/02), Bègles-Bordeaux (2002/03), Section Paloise (2003/06), Castres Olympique (2006/07), CA Brive (2007/09), Lyon OU (2009/13), La Voulte-Valence (2013/15) and CS Vienne (2015/16).

Manta made his debut for Romania in 1996 against Belgium, in an 83–5 win. He played three matches at the 2007 Rugby World Cup, scoring a try against Italy (18–24).

Honours

Club

Lyon

Pro D2

Champion: 2010–11

Pau

European Challenge Cup

Runner-up: 2004–05

International

Romania

European Nations Cup

Winner: 2006

External links

• Alex Manta at ESPNscrum (archived)
• Alex Manta at European Professional Club Rugby
• Alex Manta at ItsRugby.co.uk