Dorin Manole

Dorin Manole
Full nameDorin Gigi Manole
Date of birth (1986-08-05) 5 August 1986 (age 38)
Place of birthBarcea, Romania[1]
Height1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Weight94 kg (14 st 11 lb; 207 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly-half, wing, fullback
Current team CSM Baia Mare
Youth career
2000–05 Tecuci, Focșani
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2005–09 Universitatea Cluj ? (?)
2007 Slava Moscow ? (?)
2009–11 CRC Madrid ? (?)
2011–2018 U.S. Orthez ? (?)
2019–Present CSM Baia Mare 21 (148)
Correct as of 30 December 2019
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2009–Present Romania 27 (35)
Correct as of 30 December 2019

Dorin Gigi Manole (born 5 August 1986) is a Romanian rugby union player. He plays as a fly-half for professional SuperLiga club CSM Baia Mare. He can also play as a wing or fullback.

Club career

Dorin Manole started playing rugby as a youth for a local Romanian club based in Tecuci and then started his professional journey joining the youth ranks of a local team in Focșani, under the guidance of coaches Genu Popa and Vasile Condurache. Between 2005 and 2009 he played for SuperLiga club Universitatea Cluj. In 2007, he was signed for a brief period by Russian club Slava Moscow. After playing in Romania for the past 5 years, followed a move to Spanish club CRC Madrid and after almost three years with the Spaniards he signed with Fédérale 2 club U.S. Orthez in France. A return to Romanian rugby followed and in early 2019 he was signed by SuperLiga side, CSM Baia Mare.[2][3][4]

International career

Manole is also selected for Romania's national team, the Oaks, making his international debut at the 2008–10 European Nations Cup First Division in a match against the Schwarze Adler.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ Romanian Rugby Federation (27 December 2012). "A PIERDUT LA FOTBAL CU RUGBYSTII SI S-A APUCAT DE RUGBY – DORIN MANOLE".
  2. ^ www.rugbybaiamare.ro (17 February 2019). "Dorin Manole un transfer important reușit de zimbri".
  3. ^ Romanian Rugby Federation (21 October 2014). "DORIN MANOLE INSCRIE SI IN ACEASTA ETAPA IN FEDERALE".
  4. ^ www.super-liga.ro (9 October 2019). "Dorin Manole de la CSM Stiinta Baia Mare este jucatorul etapei a VI-a a SuperLigii CEC Bank".
  5. ^ en.espn.co.uk (14 February 2009). "Romania Rugby Union debuts".
  6. ^ ESPN (14 February 2009). "2011 RUGBY WORLD CUP QUALIFIER - Heidelberg, 14 February 2009, 14:00 local, 13:00 GMT".