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 57)
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

Player

Dinamo București

• Divizia A: 1989–90, 1991–92
• Cupa României: 1989–90

Steaua București

• Divizia A: 1996–97, 1997–98
• Cupa României: 1996–97, 1998–99
• Supercupa României: 1998

Coach

Minerul Lupeni

• Divizia C: 2004–05

ACS Berceni

• Liga III: 2012–13

Carmen București

• Liga IV – Bucharest: 2018–19