| Adrian Matei | |
| Birth Date: | 1968 2, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Bucharest, Romania |
| Height: | 1.85 m |
| Position: | Centre-back |
| Youthyears1: | –1986 |
| Youthclubs1: | Rapid București |
| Years1: | 1986–1988 |
| Caps1: | 54 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 1988–1989 |
| Caps2: | 30 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 1989–1993 |
| Caps3: | 79 |
| Goals3: | 2 |
| Years4: | 1994 |
| Caps4: | 12 |
| Goals4: | 2 |
| Years5: | 1994–1996 |
| Caps5: | 65 |
| Goals5: | 4 |
| Years6: | 1997–1999 |
| Caps6: | 65 |
| Goals6: | 3 |
| Years7: | 1999–2002 |
| Caps7: | 63 |
| Goals7: | 1 |
| Totalcaps: | 368 |
| Totalgoals: | 12 |
| Nationalyears1: | 1995 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Manageryears1: | 2004 |
| Managerclubs1: | FC Vaslui |
| Manageryears2: | 2004–2006 |
| Managerclubs2: | Minerul Lupeni |
| Manageryears3: | 2006 |
| Managerclubs3: | UFC Chitila |
| Manageryears4: | 2006–2007 |
| Managerclubs4: | Rocar București |
| Manageryears5: | 2007–2008 |
| Managerclubs5: | FCM Târgoviște |
| Manageryears6: | 2008–2009 |
| Managerclubs6: | Rocar București |
| Manageryears7: | 2009 |
| Managerclubs7: | Știința Bacău |
| Manageryears8: | 2009–2010 |
| Managerclubs8: | Luceafărul Oradea |
| Manageryears9: | 2012–2013 |
| Managerclubs9: | Metaloglobus București |
| Manageryears10: | 2013 |
| Managerclubs10: | Berceni |
| Manageryears11: | 2016 |
| Managerclubs11: | Unirea Tărlungeni |
| Manageryears12: | 2017–2019 |
| Managerclubs12: | Carmen București |
| Manageryears13: | 2019–2021 |
| Managerclubs13: | Rapid București U19 |
| Manageryears14: | 2021–2022 |
| Managerclubs14: | Rapid București (assistant) |
| Manageryears15: | 2022–2023 |
| Managerclubs15: | Mioveni (assistant) |
Adrian Matei (born 29 February 1968) is a former Romanian football player.
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]
2004–05