Dorel Mutică (born 14 March 1973) is a Romanian former professional footballer and currently a manager. He played mainly as a defender for teams such as: UTA Arad, Rapid București, CSM Reșița, Steaua București or Lombard Pápa, among others. After retirement Mutică started his career as a football manager, occupying this position at fourth tier sides Frontiera Curtici and Progresul Pecica, both from Arad County, where Mutică settled.[1][2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 14 March 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Motru, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender / Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Victoria Zăbrani (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Minerul Motru | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990–1991 | Aris Arad | ||
| 1991–1994 | UTA Arad | 40 | (1) |
| 1995–1996 | Rapid București | 37 | (1) |
| 1997 | Brașov | 14 | (0) |
| 1997–1998 | CSM Reșița | 33 | (6) |
| 1998–2001 | Rapid București | 77 | (11) |
| 2001 | → Electromagnetica București | 1 | (0) |
| 2002–2004 | Steaua București | 42 | (1) |
| 2004 | FC U Craiova | 5 | (0) |
| 2005 | Lombard Pápa | 23 | (0) |
| 2006 | FCM Reșița | 10 | (2) |
| 2007–2009 | Național Sebiș | ||
| Total | 281 | (22) | |
| International career‡ | |||
| 1993–1994 | Romania U21 | ||
| 2000 | Romania | 3 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2013–2014 | Progresul Pecica | ||
| 2014–2015 | Frontiera Curtici | ||
| 2016–2017 | Progresul Pecica | ||
| 2019– | Victoria Zăbrani | ||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 July 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 February 2000 | |||
His nickname, Mutamba, was given to him by Iulian Chiriță, after Congolese footballer Mutamba Kabongo.[3]
International career edit
Mutică played for Romania U21 since he was a second division player at UTA Arad,[3] then he made his debut for the first representative of Romania on 2 February 2000 in a friendly match against Latvia.
Personal life edit
Dorel Mutică is married to his wife, Mirela, for over 15 years and they have a son together, named Denis Alexandru.[3]
Honours edit
Player edit
- Rapid București
- Divizia A: Winner 1998–99
- Cupa României: Runner-up 1994–95
- Supercupa României: Winner 1999; Runner-up 1998
References edit
- ^ "Mutică Dorel" [Mutică Dorel]. fotbalisti-romani.ro. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- ^ "Pecica se desparte de Mutică și trage linia la iarnă și în privința lotului de jucători" [Pecica separates from Mutică and in the winter will decide over players too.]. sportarad.ro. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- ^ a b c ""Dacă aș juca azi, aș fi căpitanul României!". Cum a vrut să se sinucidă" ["If I played today, I would be the captain of Romania!". How he wanted to commit suicide]. libertatea.ro. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
External links edit
- Dorel Mutică at National-Football-Teams.com
- Dorel Mutică at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- Dorel Mutică at Soccerway
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