Ion Mateescu

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[b] 51 (1)
1983–1984 Metalurgistul Cugir
1985–1986 Flacăra Moreni[c] 8 (1)
1987 Mureșul Deva
Total 222 (17)
International career
1975 Romania[a] 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

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

Notes

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

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Ion Mateescu at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
  2. ^ a b c "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. ^ a b c "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.