Dorin Mateuț

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. He also appeared in three games in the 1982–83 UEFA Cup campaign, as they got past Grazer AK in the first round, being eliminated in the following one by FK Sarajevo against whom he scored a goal.

Dinamo București

Mateuț was transferred in the middle of the 1986–87 season to Dinamo București. He scored an astounding 43 goals, with only one penalty kick among them, to take the top-scorer title and even the European Golden Boot in the 1988–89 season. 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…

Mateuț played 56 matches and scored 10 goals for Romania, making his debut on 7 February 1984 when coach Mircea Lucescu sent him in the 81st minute to replace Aurel Țicleanu in a 1–1 friendly draw against Algeria. In his following game, a 2–0 friendly victory against Greece, Mateuț scored his first goal. He played four games, scoring one goal in the 1986 World Cup qualifiers and five games in which he scored once during the Euro 1988 qualifiers. Mateuț netted two goals in six games in the successful 1990 World Cup qualifiers. Coach Emerich Jenei selected him to be part of the final tournament squad, where he played only in the final minutes of a group game against Argentina that ended in a 1–1 draw. 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. 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.

Scores and results list Romania's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Mateuț goal.

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