Alexandru Manta

Date of birth	(1977-06-07) 7 June 1977
Place of birth	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 1998 1998–2002 2002–2003 2003–2006 2006–2007 2007–2009 2009 2009–2013 2013–2015 2015–2016 RC Timișoara Terrasson Aurillac CA Bègles Pau Castres CA Brive Avenir Valencien Lyon OU La Voulte-Valence CS Vienne ? ? ? 15 48 21 34 0 65 29 13 (?) (?) (?) (20) (30) (5) (35) (0) (20) (0) (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
• Alex Manta at European Professional Club Rugby
• Alex Manta at ItsRugby.co.uk