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Romanian footballer
Dorin Mateuț
Mateuț in 1989
Personal information
Date of birth (1965-08-02) 2 August 1965 (age 59)
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 Romania U21 1 (0)
1984–1991 Romania 56 (10)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

Club career

Corvinul Hunedoara

Dorin 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. He made his Divizia A debut 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. The highlights of his five seasons and a half spent at Corvinul were a third place in the 1981–82 Divizia A season, also appearing in three games from the 1982–83 UEFA Cup campaign, as they got past Grazer AK in the first round, being eliminated in the following one by FK Sarajevo against whom he scored a goal.

Dinamo București

He was transferred in the middle of the 1986–87 season to Dinamo București. 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, also he scored two goals against Dundee United in the 1988–89 European Cup Winners' Cup campaign as the team reached the quarter-finals where they were eliminated on the away goals rule after 1–1 on aggregate by Sampdoria. In the following season, Mateuț helped Dinamo win The Double, Lucescu giving him 22 appearances in which he scored nine goals, also scoring one goal in the Cupa României final which ended with a 6–4 victory against rivals Steaua București and he scored one goal with Dinamo Tirana, then three goals against Panathinaikos in eight matches from the 1989–90 European Cup Winners' Cup as Dinamo reached the semi-finals where they were eliminated after 2–0 on aggregate by Anderlecht. For the way he played in 1988, Mateuț was named the Romanian Footballer of the Year.

Real Zaragoza

After the 1989 Romanian Revolution, Mateuț went to play abroad, in Spain at Real Zaragoza. He made his La Liga debut on 14 October 1990 under coach Ildo Maneiro in a 1–1 with Betis Sevilla. In the following three games he scored a goal in a 2–2 with Real Valladolid, netted both goals of the 2–0 over Tenerife and the only goal in the 1–0 with Athletic Bilbao, managing a total of seven league goals until the end of the season. In the next season he scored only three league goals, then before leaving the club he scored a hat-trick in November 1992 against Boldklubben Frem in a 5–1 from the second round of the 1992–93 UEFA Cup.

Brescia and Reggiana

Mateuț went to play for Mircea Lucescu's "Brescia Romena" as during around that period his fellow Romanians Gheorghe Hagi, Florin Răducioiu, Ioan Sabău and Dănuț Lupu also played for the club. He made his Serie A debut on 29 November 1992 in a 2–1 away loss in front of Inter Milan.

In the following season he left Brescia to go and play for Reggiana where in his first game he scored a goal in a 2–0 win over Cremonese, until the end of the season scoring two more goals in another two victories against Cagliari and Lecce.

Return to Romania

In 1995, Mateuț made a comeback at Dinamo for one year and a half, then he went at Sportul Studențesc where he made his last Divizia A appearance on 23 March 1996 in a 1–0 victory against Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț, having a total of 281 matches with 134 goals scored in the competition, also gaining a total of 25 games played with 12 goals scored in European competitions.

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 with Algeria. In his following game, a friendly which ended with a 2–0 victory against Greece, Mateuț scored his first goal. He played four games, scoring one goal at the 1986 World Cup qualifiers, five games in which he scored once at the Euro 1988 qualifiers and six games in which he scored twice at the successful 1990 World Cup qualifiers, also being selected by coach Emerich Jenei to be part of the final tournament squad, playing the final minutes in a group game against Argentina which ended 1–1. Mateuț's last game for the national team was a 1–1 with Bulgaria at the Euro 1992 qualifiers, where he appeared in a total of six games in which he scored two goals.

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.

International goals

Scores and results list Romania's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Mateuț goal.
List of international goals scored by Dorin Mateuț
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 3–0
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

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.
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  12. "Real Betis vs. Real Zaragoza 1 – 1". WorldFootball. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
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  16. "Inter Milan vs. Brescia 2 – 1". WorldFootball. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
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  22. "Decorarea unor personalități ale fotbalului românesc". Administrația Prezidențială. 25 March 2008. Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2021.

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Awards
Gazeta Sporturilor Romanian Footballer of the Year
Liga I top scorers
European Golden Shoe
L'Équipe award
Unofficial
ESM award
Romania squad – 1990 FIFA World Cup
Romania

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