Adrian Matei (footballer)

Adrian Matei

Personal information
Date of birth	29 February 1968
Place of birth	Bucharest, Romania
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Centre-back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1986–1988	Rapid București	54	(0)
1988–1989	Victoria București	30	(0)
1989–1993	Dinamo București	63	(2)
1994	Sportul Studențesc	12	(2)
1994–1996	Rapid București	65	(4)
1997–1999	Steaua București	65	(3)
1999–2002	Național București	21	(0)
Total		306	(11)
National team
1995	Romania	2	(0)
Teams managed
2004	FC Vaslui
2004–2006	Minerul Lupeni
2006	UFC Chitila
2006–2007	Rocar București
2007–2008	FCM Târgovişte
2008–2009	Rocar București
2009	Știința Bacău
2009–2010	Luceafărul Lotus Băile Felix
2012–2013	Metaloglobus București
2013	ACS Berceni
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Adrian Matei (born 29 February 1968) is a former Romanian football player, and a current manager.

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]

References

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 Bucureşti" (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).

External links

• Adrian Matei at National-Football-Teams.com