Spanish footballer
In this
Spanish name , the first or paternal
surname is
Mateu and the second or maternal family name is
González .
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 .
Club career
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
[ 10] [ 11]
Honours
Barcelona
Espanyol
ATK
References
^ a b c "JOFRE Mateu González" . El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 March 2020 .
^ 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 .
^ a b Segura, Manuel (16 May 1998). "Adiós con sonrojo" [Embarrassing goodbye]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 May 2015 .
^ 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 .
^ Lastra, Paco (19 May 2014). "Fiesta a ochocientos kilómetros" [Party eight hundred kilometres away]. La Verdad (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 March 2020 .
^ "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 .
^ "International players draft picks – Round 2" . Facebook . 26 August 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2014 .
^ "ISL: Delhi Dynamos come from behind to draw with Atlético de Kolkata" . NDTV . 19 October 2014. Retrieved 8 November 2017 .
^ Jitendran, Nikhil (22 June 2015). "FC Goa sign Mateu and Andrade" . Goal . Retrieved 23 June 2015 .
^ "Jofre: Jofre Mateu González" . BDFutbol. Retrieved 15 September 2014 .
^ "Jofre" . Soccerway. Retrieved 25 June 2014 .
^ Astruells, Andrés (13 April 2006). "¡Increíble Espanyol!" [Incredible Espanyol!]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 April 2014 .
^ "Substitute Mohammed Rafique hands Atlético de Kolkata the title" . Indian Super League . 20 December 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2020 .
External links