Dorin Mateuț

Dorin Mateuț (born 2 August 1965) is a Romanian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.

Club career

Corvinul Hunedoara Mateuț was born in Bogata-Curtuiuș, Cluj County, Romania, 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. The highlight of his five and a half seasons spent at Corvinul was a third place in the 1981–82 Divizia A season.

Dinamo București Mateuț was transferred in the middle of the 1986–87 season to Dinamo București. In the same season 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. For the way he played in 1988, Mateuț was named the Romanian Footballer of the Year. In the 1989–90 season, Mateuț helped Dinamo win The Double, coach Lucescu giving him 22 league appearances in which he netted nine goals, and he scored one goal in the Cupa României final that ended with a 6–4 victory against rivals Steaua București. He also scored one goal against Dinamo Tirana, then three goals against Panathinaikos in eight matches in the 1989–90 European Cup Winners' Cup as the club reached the semi-finals where they were eliminated after 2–0 on aggregate by Anderlecht. In addition to his goal scored in the Cupa României final, he also scored two league goals in the derby against Steaua that helped his side earn one victory and one draw.

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 draw against Betis Sevilla. In the following three games he scored a goal in a 2–2 draw against Real Valladolid, netted both goals of the 2–0 win over Tenerife and the only goal in the 1–0 victory against Athletic Bilbao, scoring seven league goals by season's end.

Brescia and Reggiana Mateuț joined Mircea Lucescu's "Brescia Romena", as 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 to Inter Milan.

In the following season he left Brescia to go and play for Reggiana where in his first game he netted a goal in a 2–0 win over Cremonese. Until the end of the season he scored two more goals in another two victories against Cagliari and Lecce. In his following game, a 2–0 friendly victory against Greece, Mateuț scored his first goal. The campaign ended in the round of 16. Mateuț appeared in six games in which he scored two goals during the Euro 1992 qualifiers, including his last game for the national team that was a 1–1 draw against Bulgaria.

Career statistics

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 2–0 2–0 Friendly 2 5 December 1984 Olympiakó Stádio, Athens, Greece 1–1 1–2 Friendly 3 28 August 1985 Stadionul 1 Mai, Timișoara, Romania 2–0 2–0 1986 World Cup qualifiers 4 4 June 1986 Stadionul 23 August, Bucharest, Romania 3–1 3–1 Friendly 5 29 April 1987 Stadionul Steaua, Bucharest, Romania 2–0 3–1 Euro 1988 qualifiers 6 19 October 1988 Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria 1–0 3–1 1990 World Cup qualifiers 7 2 November 1988 Stadionul Steaua, Bucharest, Romania 1–0 3–0 1990 World Cup qualifiers 8 23 November 1988 Stadionul Municipal, Sibiu, Romania 2–0 3–0 Friendly 9 3–0 10 5 December 1990 Stadionul Național, Bucharest, Romania 2–0 6–0 Euro 1992 qualifiers 11 13 November 1991 Stadionul Steaua, Bucharest, Romania 1–0 1–0 Euro 1992 qualifiers

Honours Dinamo București Divizia A: 1989–90 Cupa României: 1989–90

Individual Divizia A top scorer: 1988–89 Gazeta Sporturilor Romanian Footballer of the Year: 1988 European Golden Shoe: 1988–89