Ion Mateescu (25 November 1952 – 30 September 2017) was a Romanian footballer who played as a left defender and midfielder.[2][5][6][7]
| 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[lower-alpha 1] | 51 | (1) |
| 1983–1984 | Metalurgistul Cugir | ||
| 1985–1986 | Flacăra Moreni[lower-alpha 2] | 8 | (1) |
| 1987 | Mureșul Deva | ||
| Total | 222 | (17) | |
| National team | |||
| 1975 | Romania[lower-alpha 3] | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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]
Flacăra Moreni