Adrian Matei (footballer)

Adrian Matei (born 29 February 1968) is a former Romanian football player.

Adrian Matei
Personal information
Date of birth (1968-02-29) 29 February 1968 (age 56)
Place of birth Bucharest, Romania
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
0000–1986 Rapid București
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1986–1988 Rapid București 54 (0)
1988–1989 Victoria București 30 (0)
1989–1993 Dinamo București 79 (2)
1994 Sportul Studențesc 12 (2)
1994–1996 Rapid București 65 (4)
1997–1999 Steaua București 65 (3)
1999–2002 Național București 63 (1)
Total 368 (12)
International career
1995 Romania 2 (0)
Managerial career
2004 FC Vaslui
2004–2006 Minerul Lupeni
2006 UFC Chitila
2006–2007 Rocar București
2007–2008 FCM Târgoviște
2008–2009 Rocar București
2009 Știința Bacău
2009–2010 Luceafărul Oradea
2012–2013 Metaloglobus București
2013 Berceni
2016 Unirea Tărlungeni
2017–2019 Carmen București
2019–2021 Rapid București U19
2021–2022 Rapid București (assistant)
2022–2023 Mioveni (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Matei is one of the few footballers that played for the three great squads in Bucharest, Rapid, Dinamo and Steaua.[1]

After he ended his playing career, Matei became a football manager but also embraced a television pundit career, working for Sport.ro.[2][3] Besides football, Matei owns a restaurant in Bucharest.[4]

Honours

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Player

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Dinamo București
Steaua București

Coach

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Minerul Lupeni
ACS Berceni
Carmen București

References

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  1. ^ Gazeta Sporturilor (7 July 2008). "Adrian Matei: "Parcursul din sezonul 2001–2002 a fost o performanţă"" (in Romanian).
  2. ^ Pro Sport (14 May 2012). "Stan Collymore şi Adrian Matei şi-au împărţit pumni acum 15 ani, dar s-au împăcat la București" (in Romanian).
  3. ^ Flavius Dumitrescu (21 March 2011). "Adrian Matei va primi 2000 de lei pe luna pentru emisiuni la Sport.ro" (in Romanian).
  4. ^ cancan.ro (27 June 2007). "Adrian Matei gateste dulceata de ceapa mentolata" (in Romanian).
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