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Jofre Mateu
Spanish footballer
Jofre Mateu González (born 24 January 1980), known simply as Jofre, is a Spanish retired professional footballer who played as a left midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jofre Mateu González[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1980-01-24) 24 January 1980 (age 44)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Alpicat, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–1997 | Barcelona | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–1998 | Barcelona C | 27 | (9) |
| 1997–2002 | Barcelona B | 112 | (15) |
| 1998–2002 | Barcelona | 2 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | → Mallorca B (loan) | 34 | (5) |
| 2002–2005 | Levante | 101 | (11) |
| 2005–2006 | Espanyol | 12 | (0) |
| 2006–2008 | Murcia | 47 | (4) |
| 2008–2010 | Rayo Vallecano | 65 | (5) |
| 2010–2012 | Valladolid | 69 | (5) |
| 2012–2014 | Girona | 61 | (4) |
| 2014 | ATK | 12 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | Goa | 23 | (6) |
| Total | 565 | (65) | |
| International career | |||
| 1998–1999 | Spain U18 | 10 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He amassed Segunda División totals of 332 games and 28 goals over 11 seasons, in representation of six clubs. In La Liga, he appeared for Barcelona, Levante, Espanyol and Murcia.
Before retiring, Jofre spent three years in the Indian Super League.
Born in Alpicat, Lleida, Catalonia,[2] Jofre was a product of FC Barcelona's prolific youth system. He made his first-team debut on 15 May 1998 (the last round of the season), scoring as a substitute in a 1–4 home loss against UD Salamanca;[3] playing mainly with the B team, he only made one more appearance with the main squad, four years later.[2]
In 2002, Jofre joined Segunda División side Levante UD, being instrumental in their 2004 promotion to La Liga. He appeared in 27 league games the following campaign, which ended in relegation.[4]
Jofre returned to his native region and the top flight with RCD Espanyol, but played almost no part in a team that narrowly avoided relegation. He then moved to Real Murcia, contributing three league goals to another top-tier promotion.[5]
In August 2008, Jofre signed with Rayo Vallecano, recently promoted to division two. He started during most of his spell in Madrid, and continued to compete in that league the following years, being first choice with Real Valladolid and Girona FC.[6]
On 26 August 2014, aged 34, Jofre moved abroad for the first time in his career, being drafted by ATK in the inaugural season of the Indian Super League.[7] He scored his first goal for his new club on 19 October, converting a penalty kick in a 1–1 draw against Delhi Dynamos FC after Fikru Teferra had been fouled inside the box.[8]
Jofre joined another team in the Indian top division for the 2015 campaign, FC Goa.[9]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Barcelona B | 1996–97 | Segunda División | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1997–98 | Segunda División B | 7 | 1 | — | 6[lower-alpha 1] | 3 | 13 | 4 | ||
| 1998–99 | Segunda División | 31 | 2 | — | 31 | 2 | ||||
| 1999–2000 | Segunda División | 28 | 3 | — | 28 | 3 | ||||
| 2001–02 | Segunda División B | 34 | 6 | — | 5[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 39 | 6 | ||
| Total | 101 | 12 | — | 11 | 3 | 112 | 15 | |||
| Barcelona | 1997–98 | La Liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001–02 | La Liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Mallorca B | 2000–01 | Segunda División B | 35 | 5 | — | 35 | 5 | |||
| Levante | 2002–03 | Segunda División | 37 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 38 | 5 | |
| 2003–04 | Segunda División | 37 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | 41 | 4 | ||
| 2004–05 | La Liga | 27 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 29 | 3 | ||
| Total | 101 | 11 | 7 | 1 | — | 108 | 12 | |||
| Espanyol | 2005–06 | La Liga | 12 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | 21 | 3 |
| Murcia | 2006–07 | Segunda División | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 33 | 3 | |
| 2007–08 | La Liga | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 16 | 1 | ||
| Total | 47 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | 49 | 4 | |||
| Rayo Vallecano | 2008–09 | Segunda División | 33 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | 37 | 3 | |
| 2009–10 | Segunda División | 32 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 34 | 2 | ||
| Total | 65 | 5 | 6 | 0 | — | 74 | 5 | |||
| Valladolid | 2010–11 | Segunda División | 32 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 38 | 3 |
| 2011–12 | Segunda División | 37 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 39 | 4 | ||
| Total | 69 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 77 | 7 | ||
| Girona | 2012–13 | Segunda División | 34 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 36 | 4 |
| 2013–14 | Segunda División | 25 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 29 | 0 | ||
| Total | 59 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 65 | 4 | ||
| ATK | 2014 | Indian Super League | 12 | 1 | — | 12 | 1 | |||
| Goa | 2015 | Indian Super League | 12 | 4 | — | 12 | 4 | |||
| 2016 | Indian Super League | 11 | 2 | — | 11 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 23 | 6 | — | 23 | 6 | |||||
| Career total | 526 | 53 | 28 | 5 | 19 | 4 | 578 | 62 | ||
- Appearances in Segunda División play-offs
- Includes appearances in UEFA Cup
- Appearances in La Liga play-offs
Barcelona
Espanyol
ATK
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- Martínez, Ferran (5 September 2017). "Jofre, en el Teatro de su sueño" [Jofre, in the Theatre of his dream]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 March 2020.
- Segura, Manuel (16 May 1998). "Adiós con sonrojo" [Embarrassing goodbye]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 May 2015.
- Laguía, David (5 March 2018). "¿Qué le pasó al Levante cada vez que destituyó a su entrenador?" [What happened to Levante every time they dismissed their manager?]. Levante-EMV (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 March 2020.
- Lastra, Paco (19 May 2014). "Fiesta a ochocientos kilómetros" [Party eight hundred kilometres away]. La Verdad (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 March 2020.
- "Migue, Felipe i Becerra: els intocables de la primera volta" [Migue, Felipe and Becerra: the untouchable of the first round of matches]. Diari de Girona (in Catalan). 15 January 2014. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
- "International players draft picks – Round 2". Facebook. 26 August 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
- "ISL: Delhi Dynamos come from behind to draw with Atlético de Kolkata". NDTV. 19 October 2014. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
- Jitendran, Nikhil (22 June 2015). "FC Goa sign Mateu and Andrade". Goal. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
- "Jofre: Jofre Mateu González". BDFutbol. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
- Astruells, Andrés (13 April 2006). "¡Increíble Espanyol!" [Incredible Espanyol!]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 April 2014.
- "Substitute Mohammed Rafique hands Atlético de Kolkata the title". Indian Super League. 20 December 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
- Jofre at BDFutbol