Viorel Mateianu
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Viorel Mateianu was a Romania
n football
player and coach.
Mateianu was born in Lipăneşti
, Prahova
and died in Bucharest
.
He is renowned as a coach for his interesting football experiment, Morişca ("The Hand-Mill"), in which the strikers and midfielders swap places during the game. Mateianu was experimental throughout his coaching career, in the process revolutionizing Romanian football. To him a football team was before anything else a family
.
After playing for Flacăra Boldeşti and then Progresul Bucureşti as a youth, Mateianu made his debut at the senior level in 1957, aged 19, when he was enrolled in Progresul's first squad. After just one year he signed to Ştiinţa Cluj, returning to Progresul in 1963.
In 1970 Mateianu was allowed by the communist authorities to play in Western Europe
. He was signed by the German team TUS Wannsee Berlin in the same year, and later transferred to Alemannia Aachen
. He retired from professional football in 1973.
Mateianu won six caps for Romania
, scoring twice.
Viorel Mateianu (1 June 1938 – 25 November 1997) was a Romania
n football
player and coach.
Mateianu was born in Lipăneşti
, Prahova
and died in Bucharest
.
He is renowned as a coach for his interesting football experiment, Morişca ("The Hand-Mill"), in which the strikers and midfielders swap places during the game. Mateianu was experimental throughout his coaching career, in the process revolutionizing Romanian football. To him a football team was before anything else a family
.
After playing for Flacăra Boldeşti and then Progresul Bucureşti as a youth, Mateianu made his debut at the senior level in 1957, aged 19, when he was enrolled in Progresul's first squad. After just one year he signed to Ştiinţa Cluj, returning to Progresul in 1963.
In 1970 Mateianu was allowed by the communist authorities to play in Western Europe
. He was signed by the German team TUS Wannsee Berlin in the same year, and later transferred to Alemannia Aachen
. He retired from professional football in 1973.
Mateianu won six caps for Romania
, scoring twice.
Viorel Mateianu (1 June 1938 – 25 November 1997) was a Romania
n football
player and coach.
Mateianu was born in Lipăneşti
, Prahova
and died in Bucharest
.
He is renowned as a coach for his interesting football experiment, Morişca ("The Hand-Mill"), in which the strikers and midfielders swap places during the game. Mateianu was experimental throughout his coaching career, in the process revolutionizing Romanian football. To him a football team was before anything else a family
.
After playing for Flacăra Boldeşti and then Progresul Bucureşti as a youth, Mateianu made his debut at the senior level in 1957, aged 19, when he was enrolled in Progresul's first squad. After just one year he signed to Ştiinţa Cluj, returning to Progresul in 1963.
In 1970 Mateianu was allowed by the communist authorities to play in Western Europe
. He was signed by the German team TUS Wannsee Berlin in the same year, and later transferred to Alemannia Aachen
. He retired from professional football in 1973.
Mateianu won six caps for Romania
, scoring twice.
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
n football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
player and coach.
Mateianu was born in Lipăneşti
Lipanesti
Lipăneşti is a commune in Prahova County, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Lipăneşti, Satu Nou, Şipotu and Zamfira....
, Prahova
Prahova
The word Prahova can refer to these places and features in Romania:* Prahova River* Prahova Valley* Prahova County, named after the Prahova River** Prahova Ploieşti, a football club based in Ploieşti** Stadionul Prahova, a football-only stadium in Ploieşti...
and died in Bucharest
Bucharest
Bucharest is the capital municipality, cultural, industrial, and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the Dâmbovița River....
.
He is renowned as a coach for his interesting football experiment, Morişca ("The Hand-Mill"), in which the strikers and midfielders swap places during the game. Mateianu was experimental throughout his coaching career, in the process revolutionizing Romanian football. To him a football team was before anything else a family
Family
In human context, a family is a group of people affiliated by consanguinity, affinity, or co-residence. In most societies it is the principal institution for the socialization of children...
.
Playing career
Mateianu was one of the finest playmakers of Romanian football during the 1960s, and was also noted for fair play during matches.After playing for Flacăra Boldeşti and then Progresul Bucureşti as a youth, Mateianu made his debut at the senior level in 1957, aged 19, when he was enrolled in Progresul's first squad. After just one year he signed to Ştiinţa Cluj, returning to Progresul in 1963.
In 1970 Mateianu was allowed by the communist authorities to play in Western Europe
Western Europe
Western Europe is a loose term for the collection of countries in the western most region of the European continents, though this definition is context-dependent and carries cultural and political connotations. One definition describes Western Europe as a geographic entity—the region lying in the...
. He was signed by the German team TUS Wannsee Berlin in the same year, and later transferred to Alemannia Aachen
Alemannia Aachen
Alemannia Aachen is a German football club from the western city of Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia. A long term fixture of the country's second division, Alemannia enjoyed a three-year turn in the top flight in the late 1960s and, after a successful 2005–06 campaign, returned to first division play...
. He retired from professional football in 1973.
Mateianu won six caps for Romania
Romania national football team
The Romania national football team is the national football team of Romania and is controlled by the Romanian Football Federation.Romania is one of only four national teams, the other three being Brazil, France, and Belgium, that took part in the first three World Cups.However, after that...
, scoring twice.
Viorel Mateianu (1 June 1938 – 25 November 1997) was a Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
n football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
player and coach.
Mateianu was born in Lipăneşti
Lipanesti
Lipăneşti is a commune in Prahova County, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Lipăneşti, Satu Nou, Şipotu and Zamfira....
, Prahova
Prahova
The word Prahova can refer to these places and features in Romania:* Prahova River* Prahova Valley* Prahova County, named after the Prahova River** Prahova Ploieşti, a football club based in Ploieşti** Stadionul Prahova, a football-only stadium in Ploieşti...
and died in Bucharest
Bucharest
Bucharest is the capital municipality, cultural, industrial, and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the Dâmbovița River....
.
He is renowned as a coach for his interesting football experiment, Morişca ("The Hand-Mill"), in which the strikers and midfielders swap places during the game. Mateianu was experimental throughout his coaching career, in the process revolutionizing Romanian football. To him a football team was before anything else a family
Family
In human context, a family is a group of people affiliated by consanguinity, affinity, or co-residence. In most societies it is the principal institution for the socialization of children...
.
Playing career
Mateianu was one of the finest playmakers of Romanian football during the 1960s, and was also noted for fair play during matches.After playing for Flacăra Boldeşti and then Progresul Bucureşti as a youth, Mateianu made his debut at the senior level in 1957, aged 19, when he was enrolled in Progresul's first squad. After just one year he signed to Ştiinţa Cluj, returning to Progresul in 1963.
In 1970 Mateianu was allowed by the communist authorities to play in Western Europe
Western Europe
Western Europe is a loose term for the collection of countries in the western most region of the European continents, though this definition is context-dependent and carries cultural and political connotations. One definition describes Western Europe as a geographic entity—the region lying in the...
. He was signed by the German team TUS Wannsee Berlin in the same year, and later transferred to Alemannia Aachen
Alemannia Aachen
Alemannia Aachen is a German football club from the western city of Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia. A long term fixture of the country's second division, Alemannia enjoyed a three-year turn in the top flight in the late 1960s and, after a successful 2005–06 campaign, returned to first division play...
. He retired from professional football in 1973.
Mateianu won six caps for Romania
Romania national football team
The Romania national football team is the national football team of Romania and is controlled by the Romanian Football Federation.Romania is one of only four national teams, the other three being Brazil, France, and Belgium, that took part in the first three World Cups.However, after that...
, scoring twice.
Viorel Mateianu (1 June 1938 – 25 November 1997) was a Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
n football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
player and coach.
Mateianu was born in Lipăneşti
Lipanesti
Lipăneşti is a commune in Prahova County, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Lipăneşti, Satu Nou, Şipotu and Zamfira....
, Prahova
Prahova
The word Prahova can refer to these places and features in Romania:* Prahova River* Prahova Valley* Prahova County, named after the Prahova River** Prahova Ploieşti, a football club based in Ploieşti** Stadionul Prahova, a football-only stadium in Ploieşti...
and died in Bucharest
Bucharest
Bucharest is the capital municipality, cultural, industrial, and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the Dâmbovița River....
.
He is renowned as a coach for his interesting football experiment, Morişca ("The Hand-Mill"), in which the strikers and midfielders swap places during the game. Mateianu was experimental throughout his coaching career, in the process revolutionizing Romanian football. To him a football team was before anything else a family
Family
In human context, a family is a group of people affiliated by consanguinity, affinity, or co-residence. In most societies it is the principal institution for the socialization of children...
.
Playing career
Mateianu was one of the finest playmakers of Romanian football during the 1960s, and was also noted for fair play during matches.After playing for Flacăra Boldeşti and then Progresul Bucureşti as a youth, Mateianu made his debut at the senior level in 1957, aged 19, when he was enrolled in Progresul's first squad. After just one year he signed to Ştiinţa Cluj, returning to Progresul in 1963.
In 1970 Mateianu was allowed by the communist authorities to play in Western Europe
Western Europe
Western Europe is a loose term for the collection of countries in the western most region of the European continents, though this definition is context-dependent and carries cultural and political connotations. One definition describes Western Europe as a geographic entity—the region lying in the...
. He was signed by the German team TUS Wannsee Berlin in the same year, and later transferred to Alemannia Aachen
Alemannia Aachen
Alemannia Aachen is a German football club from the western city of Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia. A long term fixture of the country's second division, Alemannia enjoyed a three-year turn in the top flight in the late 1960s and, after a successful 2005–06 campaign, returned to first division play...
. He retired from professional football in 1973.
Mateianu won six caps for Romania
Romania national football team
The Romania national football team is the national football team of Romania and is controlled by the Romanian Football Federation.Romania is one of only four national teams, the other three being Brazil, France, and Belgium, that took part in the first three World Cups.However, after that...
, scoring twice.
- 1 The 1965–1966 goals and 1969–1970 matches made for Progresul Bucureşti are unavailable.
Coaching career
Just a few months after returning from GermanyGermanyGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, Mateianu was given the role of head coach at his former club, Progresul Bucureşti, now playing in Liga II.
His first triumph as a coach came in 1976, when Progresul were promoted back to Liga ILiga ILiga I, or in full, due to sponsorship reasons, Liga I Bergenbier, is the top division of the Romanian football league system. Before the 2006/2007 season, it was called Divizia A, but the name had to be changed following the discovery that someone else had registered the trademark "Divizia A"...
, but having failed to keep the team in the top league he was sacked in 1977.
After leaving Progresul, Mateianu returned to Liga II, taking over at FC Baia MareFC Baia MareFC Baia Mare was a Romanian football club, based in Baia Mare, Maramureș, northern Romania. In the 2009–10 season, they played in the Liga II . The team played at Dealul Florilor Stadium , which hosted big names of European football such as Real Madrid, Dinamo Bucharest and Steaua Bucharest in the...
. After just one season, his team was promoted to the top league and then enjoyed its golden era, finishing fourth in Liga I in 1978-79 and 1979-80. However, Mateianu was sacked during the 1980-81 season after a series of poor results.
After another short spell with Progresul in 1981, he was hired by Petrolul PloieştiPetrolul PloiestiFotbal Club Petrolul Ploiești is a Romanian professional football club based in Ploiești, Prahova County, currently playing in the Liga I.-History:...
for the 1982-83 season and then by Progresul Brăila in the following season.
In 1985 he returned to Liga I after being requested by Jiul PetroşaniJiul PetrosaniJiul Petroşani is a Romanian professional football club from Petroşani, Hunedoara county, Romania, founded in 1919.-History:The history of Jiul Petroşani goes back to 1919, when the club was founded as Clubul Atletic al Minerilor din Petroşani .In 1925 Jiul was runners-up in the Liga I.Most of its...
, but was soon sacked for poor results. Returning to BucharestBucharestBucharest is the capital municipality, cultural, industrial, and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the Dâmbovița River....
, he took over Danubiana Bucureşti for a season, before being signed by FC Bihor in 1986. In 1987 he coached Drobeta-Turnu SeverinFC Drobeta-Turnu SeverinFC Drobeta-Turnu Severin was a Romanian professional football club from Drobeta-Turnu Severin, Mehedinţi County, Romania, founded in 1958 and dissolved in 2011.- History :...
for one season, before spending his last season as a coach, 1988–89, at FC Bihor.
Trivia
- Mateianu had a degree in LawLawLaw is a system of rules and guidelines which are enforced through social institutions to govern behavior, wherever possible. It shapes politics, economics and society in numerous ways and serves as a social mediator of relations between people. Contract law regulates everything from buying a bus...
- His nickname was Micul Alfredo Di Stéfano (Engl:English languageEnglish is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
"The Little Alfredo Di StéfanoAlfredo Di StéfanoAlfredo Stéfano Di Stéfano Laulhé, born into a family of Italian immigrants from Capri, is a former Argentinian footballer and coach, widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time...
")
External links
- Mateianu had a degree in Law
