Ion Mateescu

Ion Mateescu (25 November 1952 – 30 September 2017) was a Romanian footballer who played as a left defender and midfielder.^[2][5][6][7]

Ion Mateescu

Personal information
Date of birth	(1952-11-25)25 November 1952[1]
Place of birth	Gârbov, Romania[1]
Date of death	30 September 2017(2017-09-30) (aged 64)[2]
Place of death	Bucharest, Romania[2]
Position(s)	Left defender / Midfielder[1][3]
Youth career
1969–1970	Metalul București
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1970–1971	Metalurgistul Cugir	27	(2)
1971–1972	Metalul București	29	(0)
1972–1975	Steagul Roșu Brașov	58	(11)
1975–1976	Dinamo București	21	(0)
1976–1977	FC Constanța	18	(1)
1977	Dinamo București	10	(1)
1978–1979	Autobuzul București
1979–1980	Rapid București
1980–1983	Progresul Vulcan București[a]	51	(1)
1983–1984	Metalurgistul Cugir
1985–1986	Flacăra Moreni[b]	8	(1)
1987	Mureșul Deva
Total		222	(17)
International career
1975	Romania[c]	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

International career

Ion Mateescu played one game at international level for Romania, in a friendly which ended 2–2 against the Soviet Union.^[4][8] He also played one game for Romania's Olympic team against France which ended with a 4–0 loss at the 1976 Summer Olympics qualifiers.^[4][9]

Honours

Flacăra Moreni

• Divizia B: 1985–86^[1]

Notes

1. The statistics for the 1982–83 Divizia B season are unavailable.^[1]
2. The statistics for the 1984–85 and 1985–86 Divizia B seasons are unavailable.^[1]
3. Including one appearance for Romania's Olympic team.^[4]

References

1. Ion Mateescu at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
2. "Adio Ion Mateescu ! Sau despre disparitia unui mare fotbalist" [Goodbye Ion Mateescu! Or about the disappearance of a great footballer] (in Romanian). 100sport.ro. 22 October 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2020.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
3. Ion Mateescu at WorldFootball.net
4. "Ion Mateescu". European Football. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
5. "A murit Ion Mateescu. A jucat cu Dinamo contra marelui Real Madrid și cu Steagul roșu în celebrul meci cu Beșiktaș!" [Ion Mateescu died. He played with Dinamo against the great Real Madrid and with Steagul Rosu in the famous match against Besiktas!] (in Romanian). Libertatea.ro. 20 October 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
6. "Fotbalul românesc mai primește o lovitura! Un celebru dinamovist a murit" [Romanian football receives another blow! A famous former Dinamo player died] (in Romanian). Evz.ro. 20 October 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
7. Ion Mateescu at National-Football-Teams.com
8. "Romania – Soviet Union 2:2". European Football. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
9. "France – Romania 4:0". European Football. Retrieved 22 March 2020.

External links

• Ion Mateescu at Labtof.ro