Romanian footballer
Dorin Mateuț (born 2 August 1965)[ 1] is a retired Romanian footballer who played as an offensive midfielder .
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] 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]
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 .[ 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]
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
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
Honours
Club
Dinamo București
Individual
References
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