Dorin_Mateut
Dorin Mateuț
Romanian footballer
Dorin Mateuț (born 2 August 1965)[1] is a retired Romanian footballer who played as an offensive midfielder.
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Mateuț in 1989 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1965-08-02) 2 August 1965 (age 58)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Bogata-Curtuiuș, Cluj County, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Offensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Dinamo București (assistant) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1979–1980 | CS Hunedoara | ||
| 1980–1981 | Corvinul Hunedoara | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1981–1986 | Corvinul Hunedoara | 132 | (36) |
| 1986–1990 | Dinamo București | 109 | (80) |
| 1990–1992 | Real Zaragoza | 64 | (10) |
| 1992–1993 | Brescia | 4 | (0) |
| 1993–1994 | Reggiana | 25 | (3) |
| 1994–1995 | Dinamo București | 37 | (8) |
| 1995–1996 | Sportul Studențesc | 3 | (0) |
| Total | 374 | (137) | |
| International career | |||
| 1985[2] | Romania U21 | 1 | (0) |
| 1984–1991[3] | Romania | 56 | (10) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Mateuț was born in Bogata-Curtuiuș, Cluj County on 2 August 1965, but his birth was declared by his family to the authorities on 5 August 1965.[1] He made his Divizia A on 14 October 1981 playing for Corvinul Hunedoara in a 3–1 victory against Olt Scornicești under coach Mircea Lucescu, a coach who he would also work with at Dinamo București and Brescia.[2][4] After 5 seasons and a half in which he scored 36 goals in 132 Divizia A matches for Corvinul, helping the club finish 3rd in the 1981–82 Divizia A, also appearing in three games in which he scored one goal in the 1982–83 UEFA Cup, he was transferred in the middle of the 1986–87 season to Dinamo București.[4] He scored an astounding 43 goals, only one from a penalty kick, to take the top goalscorer title and even the European Golden Boot in the 1988–89 season.[2][4][5][6] In the following season Mateuț helped Dinamo win the league championship contributing with 9 goals scored in 22 matches, the Romanian cup in which he scored one goal in the final which ended with a 6–4 victory against Steaua București and he scored 4 goals in 8 matches as Dinamo reached the 1989–90 European Cup Winners' Cup semi-finals.[2][4][7][8] After the 1989 Romanian Revolution, Mateuț went to play abroad, in Spain at La Liga club, Real Zaragoza.[1][4][9] He retired after having spells in Italy at Serie A clubs, Brescia and Reggiana, had a comeback at Dinamo and ended his career at Sportul Studențesc where he made his last Divizia A appearance on 23 March 1996 in a 1–0 victory against Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț.[1][4][6] Dorin Mateuț has a total of 281 Divizia A appearances in which he scored 134 goals and 25 games played with 12 goals scored in European competitions.[2][4]
Dorin Mateuț played 56 matches and scored 10 goals for Romania, making his debut on 7 February 1984 when coach Mircea Lucescu sent him on the field in the 81st minute in order to replace Aurel Țicleanu in a friendly which ended 1–1 against Algeria.[10][11] In his following game, a friendly which ended with a 2–0 victory against Greece, Mateuț scored his first goal.[10] He played four games, scoring one goal at the 1986 World Cup qualifiers, five games in which he scored one goal at the Euro 1988 qualifiers and 6 games in which he scored two goals at the successful 1990 World Cup qualifiers, also being part of the 1990 World Cup squad, playing in a group game against Argentina which ended 1–1.[10] Mateuț's last game for the national team was a 1–1 against Bulgaria at the Euro 1992 qualifiers, where he appeared in a total of six games in which he scored two goals.[10]
For representing his country at the 1990 World Cup, Mateuț was decorated by President of Romania Traian Băsescu on 25 March 2008 with the Ordinul "Meritul Sportiv" – (The Medal "The Sportive Merit") class III.[12][13]
International goals
- Scores and results list Romania's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Mateuț goal.[10]
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 March 1984 | Stadionul Central, Craiova, Romania |  Greece | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 2 | 28 August 1985 | Stadionul 1 Mai, Timișoara, Romania |  Finland | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1986 World Cup qualifiers |
| 3 | 4 June 1986 | Stadionul 23 August, București, Romania |  Norway | 3–1 | 3–1 | Friendly |
| 4 | 29 April 1987 | Stadionul Steaua, București, Romania |  Spain | 2–0 | 3–1 | Euro 1988 qualifiers |
| 5 | 19 October 1988 | Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria |  Bulgaria | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1990 World Cup qualifiers |
| 6 | 2 November 1988 | Stadionul Steaua, București, Romania | Greece | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1990 World Cup qualifiers |
| 7 | 23 November 1988 | Stadionul Municipal, Sibiu, Romania |  Israel | 2–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 8 | 23 November 1988 | Stadionul Municipal, Sibiu, Romania | Israel | 3–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 9 | 5 December 1990 | Stadionul Național, București, Romania |  San Marino | 2–0 | 6–0 | Euro 1992 qualifiers |
| 10 | 13 November 1991 | Stadionul Steaua, București, Romania |  Switzerland | 1–0 | 1–0 | Euro 1992 qualifiers |
Club
Dinamo București
Individual
- Divizia A top scorer: 1989[2][4]
- Romanian Footballer of the Year: 1988[2]
- European Golden Shoe: 1989[2][4]
- "SPECIAL. La mulți ani, Dorin Mateuț! INTERVIU savuros cu "Gheata de Aur". Pumnul dat lui Desailly, ce spune de Mircea Lucescu și cum se simte după operația pe coloană" [SPECIAL. Happy birthday, Dorin Mateuț! Delicious INTERVIEW with the "Golden Shoe". The punch given to Desailly, what he says about Mircea Lucescu and how he feels after the operation on his spine] (in Romanian). Playsport.ro. 5 August 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
- "Mateuț: "Eu, Hitler și Napoleon!". Cum a câștigat Gheata de Aur? "Cu stângu'-dreptu'-capu'-pieptu'. De asta am ascultat imnul de 56 de ori". Unde i-au cântat Sandra și Bad Boys Blue, de ce l-a enervat pe Lucescu și când vine "cel mai mare antrenor român" la națională. Partea a doua" [Mateuț: "Me, Hitler and Napoleon!". How did he win the Golden Shoe? "Left-right-head-chest. That's why I listened to the anthem 56 times." Where Sandra and Bad Boys Blue sang to him, why he annoyed Lucescu and when will the "greatest Romanian coach" come to the national team. The second part] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 4 April 2019. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
- Dorin Mateuț at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- "Golden Boot ("Soulier d'Or") Awards". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
- Dorin Mateuț at National-Football-Teams.com
- "VIDEO Mateuț revine la Dinamo! Și alte glorii au fost ofertate. "Le voi găsi un loc"" [VIDEO Mateuț returns to Dinamo! Other glories were also offered. "I'll find them a place"] (in Romanian). Digisport.ro. 21 September 2013. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
- "Romanian Cup – Season 1989–1990". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
- "Trei decenii de la Marele Exod" [Three decades since the Great Exodus] (in Romanian). Wesport.ro. 7 September 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
- "Dorin Mateuț". European Football. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
- "Algeria 1-1 Romania". European Football. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
- "DECRET privind conferirea Ordinului și Medaliei Meritul Sportiv" (PDF). Monitorul Oficial al României Nr. 241. 28 March 2008. p. 3. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
- "Decorarea unor personalități ale fotbalului românesc". Administrația Prezidențială. 25 March 2008. Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
- Dorin Mateuț at BDFutbol
- Dorin Mateuț at WorldFootball.net