Jofre Mateu

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

Jofre

Personal information
Full name	Jofre Mateu González[1]
Date of birth	24 January 1980[1]
Place of birth	Alpicat, Spain
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 ^1⁄2 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	(1)
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	Atlético Kolkata	12	(1)
2015–2016	Goa	23	(6)
Total		565	(66)
National team
1998–1999	Spain U18	10	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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.

Club career

Born in Alpicat, Lleida, Catalonia,[2] Jofre was a product of FC 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 UD Salamanca;[3] playing mainly with the B-team, he only amassed one more appearance with the main squad, four years later.[2]

In 2002, Jofre joined second division's Levante UD, being instrumental in the club's 2004 promotion to La Liga. He appeared in 27 league games in the following campaign, which ended in relegation.[4]

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

In August 2008, Jofre signed with Rayo Vallecano, recently promoted to the second level. He started during most of his spell at the Madrid side, and continued to compete in that tier in the following years, being first-choice with Real Valladolid and Girona FC.[6]

On 26 August 2014, aged 34, Jofre moved abroad for the first time in his career, being drafted by Atlético de Kolkata 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 Delhi Dynamos FC after Fikru Teferra had been fouled inside the box.[8]

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

Club statistics

[10][11]

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[lower-alpha 1]	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[lower-alpha 1]	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[lower-alpha 2]	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[lower-alpha 3]	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[lower-alpha 3]	0	36	4
	2013–14	Segunda División	25	0	4	0	—		29	0
	Total		59	4	4	0	2	0	65	4
Atlético Kolkata	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. Appearances in Segunda División play-offs
2. Includes appearances in UEFA Cup
3. Appearances in La Liga play-offs

Honours

Barcelona

• La Liga: 1997–98[3]

Espanyol

• Copa del Rey: 2005–06[12]

Atlético Kolkata

• Indian Super League: 2014[13]

References

1. "JOFRE Mateu González". El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 March 2020.
2. 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. 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. Retrieved 17 March 2020.

External links

• Jofre at BDFutbol