Ion Mateescu (25 November 1952 – 30 September 2017) was a
Romania
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n footballer who played as a
left defender and
midfielder
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.
International career
Ion Mateescu played one game at international level for
Romania
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, in a friendly which ended 2–2 against the
Soviet Union
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.
[ He also played one game for Romania's Olympic team against ]France
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which ended with a 4–0 loss at the 1976 Summer Olympics qualifiers.
Honours
Flacăra Moreni
*Divizia B
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: 1985–86[
]
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References
External links
Ion Mateescu
at Labtof.ro
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mateescu, Ion
1952 births
2017 deaths
Romanian men's footballers
Romania men's international footballers
Men's association football defenders
Liga I players
Liga II players
Faur București players
FC Brașov (1936) players
FC Rapid București players
FC Dinamo București players
AFC Rocar București players
FCV Farul Constanța players
FC Progresul București players
CSM Flacăra Moreni players
CSM Deva players
Footballers from Dolj County
20th-century Romanian sportsmen