Florin Matache Explained

Florin Matache (born 3 August 1982) is a Romanian former footballer who played as a goalkeeper, currently goalkeeping coach at Liga II club Voluntari.^{[1] [2]}

Career

Florin Matache was born on 3 August 1982 in Bucharest, Romania, starting to play football at Metalul Plopeni in 2001 Liga II.^{[3] [4]} In 2004 he signed with Dinamo București where firstly he played for the club's satellite, making his debut for the first team on 7 June 2006 when coach Florin Marin sent him on the field in the 54th minute of an away Liga I match with Politehnica Timișoara in order to replace Florentin Petre because the starting goalkeeper, Cristian Munteanu received a red card, managing to keep a clean sheet as the game ended 0–0.^{[3] [4] [5]} In the following season, Matache helped the club win the title, being used by coach Mircea Rednic in seven games as he had to compete with international goalkeepers Bogdan Lobonț and Uladzimir Hayew.^[6] In the same season he played three games in the early stages of the UEFA Cup campaign, helping the club pass Beitar Jerusalem and Skoda Xanthi as they reached the sixteenths-finals.^[7] Next season he was loaned in the first half at Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț, then in the second half at Liga II team, Otopeni which he helped earn promotion to the first league.^{[3] [4] [8] [9]} Afterwards he returned to Dinamo, helping the club fulfill "The wonder from Liberec" after winning with 3–0 the away game against Slovan Liberec, as the first leg was lost with the same score, qualifying to the group stage of the 2009–10 Europa League after the penalty shoot-out in which he saved two penalties, earning the nickname "The Hero from Liberec".^[10]

In January 2010 he went to play for Universitatea Cluj in the second league where he was wanted by his former coach from Ceahlăul, Viorel Hizo, helping the club promote to the first league.^{[3] [8] [11]} In January 2013, Matache returned to the second league when he signed with Damila Măciuca, working there with coach Claudiu Niculescu who was his former teammate at Dinamo.^{[3] [8] [12]} For the 2013–14 Liga II season he and coach Niculescu went at CSM Râmnicu Vâlcea.^{[3] [13]} In the summer of 2014, Matache signed with Concordia Chiajna, returning for a final spell in Liga I football, a competition in which he gained a total of 71 appearances, also he reached with Chiajna the 2016 Cupa Ligii final but coach Emil Săndoi preffered to use Cristian Bălgrădean in the eventual 2–1 loss in front of Steaua București.^{[3] [13] [14] [15]} In the following years he played in the Romanian lower leagues at Academica Clinceni and Flacăra Horezu which he helped promote from the fourth to the third league, retiring in 2019.^{[3] [16] [17]} In a poll organised by the Prosport newspaper in 2024, Florin Matache was selected the best goalkeeper of Dinamo București's last 25 years.^[18]

Honours

Dinamo București

• Liga I

2006–07Concordia Chiajna

• Cupa Ligii runner-up: 2015–16^[14]

Flacăra Horezu

• Liga IV

2017–18^[16]

Notes and References

1. Web site: "Eroul de la Liberec", la nouă ani după ce a scris istorie. Matache: "Puteam să mai batem un rând de penalty-uri, ne calificam". Singurul regret, trecerea la poarta de minifotbal și cum se antrena "portarul" Moți. Prosport.ro. Romanian . "The Hero of Liberec", nine years after he wrote history. Matache: "We could have beaten another row of penalties, we qualified." The only regret is the transition to the mini-football goal and how the "goalkeeper" Moți trained. 28 August 2018 . 11 November 2021.
2. Web site: Urmele sacrificiului. "Eroul de la Liberec" i-a șocat pe jurnaliștii GSP: "Ridică mâna la cameră ca să vadă oamenii ce înseamnă să fii portar". Gsp.ro. Romanian . Traces of sacrifice. "The hero from Liberec" shocked the GSP journalists: "Raise your hand to the camera so people can see what it means to be a goalkeeper ". 10 November 2021 . 11 November 2021.
3. Web site: Florin Matache, prima mutare a echipei Turris Turnu Măgurele, după promovarea în Liga 2. "Momentan nu știu obiectivul". Liga2.prosport.ro. Romanian . Florin Matache, the first move of the Turris Turnu Măgurele team, after promotion to Liga 2. "At the moment I don't know the objective". 10 June 2019 . 11 September 2024.
4. Web site: La mâna lui Matache. Libertatea.ro. Romanian . At Matache's hand. 4 May 2009 . 11 September 2024.
5. Web site: WorldFootball . Politehnica Timisoara 0–0 Dinamo București. 2 August 2024.
6. Web site: Romania National Champions . RomanianSoccer. 11 September 2024.
7. Web site: WorldFootball . Florin Matache. UEFA Cup Qualifiers 2006/2007. 2 August 2024.
   Web site: WorldFootball . Florin Matache. UEFA Cup 2006/2007. 2 August 2024.
   Web site: Benfica - Dinamo 1-0. Ne-am inecat la mal . Hotnews.ro . Benfica - Dinamo 1-0. We drowned at the shore . Romanian . 14 February 2007 . 2 August 2024.
   Web site: Dinamo - Benfica 1-2 . Hotnews.ro . Romanian . 22 February 2007 . 2 August 2024.
8. Web site: Florin Matache: "Vreau să-l ajut pe Claudiu Niculescu să reuşească în cariera de antrenor!". Gsp.ro. Romanian . Florin Matache: "I want to help Claudiu Niculescu succeed in his coaching career!". 11 January 2013 . 11 September 2024.
9. Web site: Liga I, transferuri de 18 milioane de euro. Libertatea.ro. Romanian . Liga I, transfers of 18 million euros. 22 February 2008 . 11 September 2024.
   Web site: Matache, imprumutat la Otopeni. Ziare.com. Romanian . Matache, loaned to Otopeni. 15 February 2008 . 11 September 2024.
10. Web site: "Eroul de la Liberec", la nouă ani după ce a scris istorie. Matache: "Puteam să mai batem un rând de penalty-uri, ne calificam". Singurul regret, trecerea la poarta de minifotbal și cum se antrena "portarul" Moți. Prosport.ro. Romanian . "The Hero from Liberec", nine years after he wrote history. Matache: "We could have beaten another row of penalties, we qualified." The only regret is the transition to the mini-football goal and how the "goalkeeper" Moți trained. 28 August 2018 . 11 November 2021.
    Web site: Urmele sacrificiului. "Eroul de la Liberec" i-a șocat pe jurnaliștii GSP: "Ridică mâna la cameră ca să vadă oamenii ce înseamnă să fii portar". Gsp.ro. Romanian . Traces of sacrifice. "The Hero from Liberec" shocked the GSP journalists: "Raise your hand to the camera so people can see what it means to be a goalkeeper ". 10 November 2021 . 11 November 2021.
    Web site: Urmele sacrificiului. "Eroul de la Liberec" i-a șocat pe jurnaliștii GSP: "Ridică mâna la cameră ca să vadă oamenii ce înseamnă să fii portar". Gsp.ro. Romanian . Traces of sacrifice. "The Hero from Liberec" shocked the GSP journalists: "Raise your hand to the camera so people can see what it means to be a goalkeeper ". 10 November 2021 . 11 November 2021.
    Web site: Nouă ani de la "Minunea de la Liberec"! Povestea unei performanțe istorice și cum a reușit Florin Matache să intre în istorie . Prosport.ro. ro . Nine years since the "Miracle from Liberec"! The story of a historic performance and how Florin Matache managed to make history. 27 August 2018 . 11 September 2024.
11. Web site: Matache a fost convins să meargă la U Cluj pe acordurile lui Dan Spătaru. Gsp.ro. Romanian . Matache was convinced to go to U Cluj on the music of Dan Spătaru. 26 January 2010 . 11 September 2024.
    Web site: Matache vine la U Cluj!. Gsp.ro. Romanian . Matache is coming to U Cluj!. 26 January 2010 . 11 September 2024.
12. Web site: Claudiu Niculescu și Florin Matache au semnat cu Damila Măciuca!. Gsp.ro. Romanian . Claudiu Niculescu and Florin Matache signed with Damila Măciuca!. 3 January 2013 . 11 September 2024.
    Web site: Matache: "Toată Vâlcea ar trebui să ne susțină, ar fi păcat ca Damila să nu promoveze". Liga2.prosport.ro. Romanian . Matache: "All of Vâlcea should support us, it would be a shame if Damila didn't promote". 27 May 2013 . 11 September 2024.
13. Web site: Matache a ales Chiajna: "Știm că este o pierdere enormă, dar nu puteam să nu fim corecți față de el". Liga2.prosport.ro. Romanian . Matache chose Chiajna: "We know it's a huge loss, but we couldn't be fair to him". 19 June 2014 . 11 September 2024.
14. Web site: La vremuri noi, tot ei. Trofeul Cupei Ligii rămâne la Steaua, după o "scăriță" de efect a lui Hamroun dintr-un penalty ușor acordat de Avram. Steaua – Concordia 2-1. Prosport.ro. ro . In new times, still them. The League Cup trophy remains at Steaua, after an effective "panenka" by Hamroun from an easy penalty awarded by Avram. Steaua – Concordia 2-1. 17 July 2016 . 6 December 2023.
15. Web site: Steaua – Chiajna 2-1, în finala Cupei Ligii. Hamroun a decis în min. 109, "scăriță" dintr-un 11 metri ușor suflat! Ilfovenii meritau și ei un penalty! Haos la final. Libertatea.ro. ro . Steaua – Chiajna 2-1, in the League Cup final. Hamroun decided in min. 109, "ladder" from a slightly blown 11 meters! Ilfoveni also deserved a penalty! Chaos at the end. 17 July 2016 . 6 December 2023.
16. Web site: "Eroul de la Liberec", Florin Matache, s-a desparțit de Flacăra Horezu. Arenavalceana.ro. Romanian . The "Hero from Liberec", Florin Matache, has parted ways with Flacăra Horezu. 12 June 2019 . 11 September 2024.
17. Web site: Florin Matache nu renunță la fotbal după ce a plecat de la Clinceni. "Eroul de la Liberec" a ajuns la "județ" și vrea să ajute să promoveze o echipă dintr-un oraș cunoscut pentru olărit. Liga2.prosport.ro. Romanian . Florin Matache does not give up football after leaving Clinceni. The "hero from Liberec" has arrived at the "county" and wants to help promote a team from a city known for pottery. 21 August 2017 . 11 September 2024.
    Web site: Florin Matache s-a mutat la echipa lui Dragnea! "Eroul de la Liberec" este noul antrenor cu portarii de la Turrist. Gsp.ro. Romanian . Florin Matache moved to Dragnea's team! The "Hero from Liberec" is the new goalkeeper coach from Turris. 12 June 2019 . 11 September 2024.
18. Web site: Matache pe locul 1 între portarii dinamoviști din ultimii 25 de ani! Discurs de colecție: "Sunt surprins și onorat, dar Lobonț e cel mai bun! Am așteptat, am muncit și nu mi-am bătut joc de șansa mea, cu posibilitățile mele!". Prosport.ro. Romanian . The miracle from Liberec continues! Almost 30,000 votes, Florin Matache on the 1st place among the Dynamo goalkeepers of the last 25 years! Collection speech: "I'm surprised and honored, but Lobonț is the best! I waited, I worked and I didn't make fun of my chance, with my possibilities!". 18 April 2024 . 11 September 2024.