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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Mateu and the second or maternal family name is González.
Jofre Mateu
Personal information
Full name Jofre Mateu González[1]
Date of birth (1980-01-24) 24 January 1980 (age 44)[1]
Place of birth Alpicat, Spain
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1995–1997 Barcelona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–1998 Barcelona C 27 (9)
1997–2002 Barcelona B 112 (15)
1998–2002 Barcelona 2 (0)
2000–2001 → Mallorca B (loan) 34 (5)
2002–2005 Levante 101 (11)
2005–2006 Espanyol 12 (0)
2006–2008 Murcia 47 (4)
2008–2010 Rayo Vallecano 65 (5)
2010–2012 Valladolid 69 (5)
2012–2014 Girona 61 (4)
2014 ATK 12 (1)
2015–2016 Goa 23 (6)
Total 565 (65)
International career
1998–1999 Spain U18 10 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jofre Mateu González (born 24 January 1980), known simply as Jofre, is a Spanish retired professional footballer who played as a left midfielder.

He amassed Segunda División totals of 332 games and 28 goals over 11 seasons, in representation of six clubs. In La Liga, he appeared for Barcelona, Levante, Espanyol and Murcia.

Before retiring, Jofre spent three years in the Indian Super League.

As of 2023, Jofre was known to still be active in local 7-a-side leagues. One opponent commented “His team is awful but he nutmegged me three times in a single game. Can tell he used to be quite handy”.

Club career

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Born in Alpicat, Lleida, Catalonia,[2] Jofre was a product of Barcelona's prolific youth system. He made his first-team debut on 15 May 1998 (the last round of the season), scoring as a substitute in a 1–4 home loss against Salamanca;[3] playing mainly with the B team, he only made one more appearance with the main squad, four years later.[2]

In 2002, Jofre joined Segunda División side Levante, being instrumental in their 2004 promotion to La Liga. He appeared in 27 league games the following campaign, which ended in relegation.[4]

Jofre returned to his native region and the top flight with Espanyol, but played almost no part in a team that narrowly avoided relegation. He then moved to Real Murcia, contributing three league goals to another top-tier promotion.[5]

In August 2008, Jofre signed with Rayo Vallecano, recently promoted to division two. He started during most of his spell in Madrid, and continued to compete in that league the following years, being first choice with Real Valladolid and Girona.[6]

On 26 August 2014, aged 34, Jofre moved abroad for the first time in his career, being drafted by ATK in the inaugural season of the Indian Super League.[7] He scored his first goal for his new club on 19 October, converting a penalty kick in a 1–1 draw against the Delhi Dynamos after Fikru Teferra had been fouled inside the box.[8]

Jofre joined another team in the Indian top division for the 2015 campaign, Goa.[9]

Club statistics

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Club Season League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Barcelona B 1996–97 Segunda División 1 0 — 1 0
1997–98 Segunda División B 7 1 — 6[a] 3 13 4
1998–99 Segunda División 31 2 — 31 2
1999–2000 Segunda División 28 3 — 28 3
2001–02 Segunda División B 34 6 — 5[a] 0 39 6
Total 101 12 — 11 3 112 15
Barcelona 1997–98 La Liga 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2001–02 La Liga 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Mallorca B 2000–01 Segunda División B 35 5 — 35 5
Levante 2002–03 Segunda División 37 5 1 0 — 38 5
2003–04 Segunda División 37 4 4 0 — 41 4
2004–05 La Liga 27 2 2 1 — 29 3
Total 101 11 7 1 — 108 12
Espanyol 2005–06 La Liga 12 0 5 2 4[b] 1 21 3
Murcia 2006–07 Segunda División 33 3 0 0 — 33 3
2007–08 La Liga 14 1 2 0 — 16 1
Total 47 4 2 0 — 49 4
Rayo Vallecano 2008–09 Segunda División 33 3 4 0 — 37 3
2009–10 Segunda División 32 2 2 0 — 34 2
Total 65 5 6 0 — 74 5
Valladolid 2010–11 Segunda División 32 2 4 1 2[c] 0 38 3
2011–12 Segunda División 37 3 2 1 — 39 4
Total 69 5 6 2 2 0 77 7
Girona 2012–13 Segunda División 34 4 0 0 2[c] 0 36 4
2013–14 Segunda División 25 0 4 0 — 29 0
Total 59 4 4 0 2 0 65 4
ATK 2014 Indian Super League 12 1 — 12 1
Goa 2015 Indian Super League 12 4 — 12 4
2016 Indian Super League 11 2 — 11 2
Total 23 6 — 23 6
Career total 526 53 28 5 19 4 578 62
  1. ^ a b Appearances in Segunda División play-offs
  2. ^ Includes appearances in UEFA Cup
  3. ^ a b Appearances in La Liga play-offs

Honours

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Barcelona

Espanyol

ATK

References

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  1. ^ a b c "JOFRE Mateu González". El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  2. ^ a b Martínez, Ferran (5 September 2017). "Jofre, en el Teatro de su sueño" [Jofre, in the Theatre of his dream]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  3. ^ a b Segura, Manuel (16 May 1998). "Adiós con sonrojo" [Embarrassing goodbye]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 May 2015.
  4. ^ Laguía, David (5 March 2018). "¿Qué le pasó al Levante cada vez que destituyó a su entrenador?" [What happened to Levante every time they dismissed their manager?]. Levante-EMV (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  5. ^ Lastra, Paco (19 May 2014). "Fiesta a ochocientos kilómetros" [Party eight hundred kilometres away]. La Verdad (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  6. ^ "Migue, Felipe i Becerra: els intocables de la primera volta" [Migue, Felipe and Becerra: the untouchable of the first round of matches]. Diari de Girona (in Catalan). 15 January 2014. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  7. ^ "International players draft picks – Round 2". Facebook. 26 August 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
  8. ^ "ISL: Delhi Dynamos come from behind to draw with Atlético de Kolkata". NDTV. 19 October 2014. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  9. ^ Jitendran, Nikhil (22 June 2015). "FC Goa sign Mateu and Andrade". Goal. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  10. ^ "Jofre: Jofre Mateu González". BDFutbol. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
  11. ^ "Jofre". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
  12. ^ Astruells, Andrés (13 April 2006). "¡Increíble Espanyol!" [Incredible Espanyol!]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 April 2014.
  13. ^ "Substitute Mohammed Rafique hands Atlético de Kolkata the title". Indian Super League. 20 December 2014. Archived from the original on 21 December 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
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