Dorin Gigi Manole (born 5 August 1986) is a

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player. He plays as a fly-half for professional SuperLiga club CSM Baia Mare. He can also play as a

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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

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. In 2007, he was signed for a brief period by Russian club

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. After playing in Romania for the past 5 years, followed a move to Spanish club

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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.

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''.

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Manole, Dorin 1986 births Living people People from Galați County Romanian rugby union players Romania international rugby union players CS Universitatea Cluj-Napoca (rugby union) players Slava Moscow players CSM Știința Baia Mare players Rugby union fly-halves Rugby union wings Rugby union fullbacks