Dorin Mateuț

Dorin Mateuț (born 2 August 1965)[1] is a retired Romanian footballer who played as a offensive midfielder.

Dorin Mateuț
Mateuț in 1989
Personal information
Date of birth (1965-08-02) 2 August 1965[1]
Place of birth Bogata-Curtuiuș, Cluj County, Romania
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Offensive midfielder
Club 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)
National team
1985[2] Romania U21 1 (0)
1984–1991[3] Romania 56 (10)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

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] In the 1986–87 season, he was transferred 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.[4][2][5][6] In the following season Mateuț helped Dinamo win the league championship, the Romanian cup and he scored 4 goals in 8 matches as Dinamo reached the 1989–90 European Cup Winners' Cup semi-finals, also Mateuț has a total of 25 games played and 12 goals scored in European competitions.[4][2][7] He later played abroad with success, in Spain.[1][4] He retired in 1996 after having played in Italy and Romania again since 1992.[1][6]

International career

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.[8][9] In his following game, a friendly which ended with a 2–0 victory against Greece, Mateuț scored his first goal.[8] 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.[8] 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.[8]

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.[10][11]

International goals

[8]

GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
17 March 1984Stadionul Central, Craiova, Romania Greece2–02–0Friendly
228 August 1985Stadionul 1 Mai, Timișoara, Romania Finland2–02–01986 FIFA World Cup qualification
34 June 1986Stadionul 23 August, București, Romania Norway3–13–1Friendly
429 April 1987Stadionul Steaua, București, Romania Spain2–03–1UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying Group 1
519 October 1988Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria Bulgaria0–11–31990 FIFA World Cup qualification
62 November 1988Stadionul Steaua, București, Romania Greece1–03–01990 FIFA World Cup qualification
723 November 1988Stadionul Municipal, Sibiu, Romania Israel2–03–0Friendly
823 November 1988Stadionul Municipal, Sibiu, Romania Israel3–03–0Friendly
95 December 1990Stadionul Național, București, Romania San Marino2–06–0UEFA Euro 1992 qualifying Group 2
1013 November 1991Stadionul Steaua, București, Romania  Switzerland1–01–0UEFA Euro 1992 qualifying Group 2

Honours

Club

Dinamo București

Individual

References
  1. "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.
  2. "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.
  3. "Dorin Mateut – International Appearances". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
  4. Dorin Mateuț at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian) and StatisticsFootball.com
  5. "Golden Boot ("Soulier d'Or") Awards". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  6. Dorin Mateuț at National-Football-Teams.com
  7. "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.
  8. "Dorin Mateuț". European Football. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  9. "Algeria 1-1 Romania". European Football. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  10. "DECRET privind conferirea Ordinului și Medaliei Meritul Sportiv" (PDF). Monitorul Oficial al României Nr. 241. 28 March 2008. p. 3. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  11. "Decorarea unor personalități ale fotbalului românesc". Administrația Prezidențială. 25 March 2008. Retrieved 6 November 2021.


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