Dominic Matteo
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| Dominic Matteo | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dominic Matteo | |
| Date of birth | 4 April 1974 | |
| Place of birth | Dumfries, Scotland | |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | |
| Playing position | Defender | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Unattached | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1992–2000 1995 2000–2004 2004–2007 2007–2008 |
Liverpool → Sunderland (loan) Leeds United Blackburn Rovers Stoke City |
129 (1) 1 (0) 115 (2) 34 (0) 23 (1) |
| National team2 | ||
| 1994 1998 2000–2002 |
England U21 England B Scotland |
3 (0) 1 (0) 6 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Dominic Matteo (born 4 April 1974 in Dumfries) is a Scottish football player who is currently without a club. He is a defender.
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[edit] Career
Matteo started his career at Liverpool, for whom he played between 1992 and 2000. In August 2000 he joined Leeds United. He made his debut against A.C. Milan the following month.
He was one of Leeds' best players through their 2000–01 Champions' League campaign, in which they achieved a semi-final place. He is fondly remembered by Leeds fans especially for the goal he scored in the Champions League campaign at the San Siro against A.C. Milan, with the Leeds fans still occasionally singing "Dom Matteo, Scored a fucking great goal, In the San Siro, In the San Siro"
When Rio Ferdinand moved to Manchester United in the summer of 2002, Matteo was handed the full captaincy. Leeds were relegated at the end of the 2003–04 season and in July 2004 Matteo signed a three-year contract with Blackburn Rovers.[1] He made his Blackburn debut against West Bromwich Albion in a 1–1 draw.
In January 2007 Matteo moved to Championship side Stoke City on a free transfer, where he signed a short term contract until the summer, playing a total of nine games and scoring one goal. Matteo still continued to play for Stoke during the club's 2007–08 pre-season campaign, despite being out of contract. However, he was offered a new 12-month contract by the club on 10 August 2007.[2] He was made captain, but only played sporadically for the club, his last appearance coming in November 2007. He was released at the end of the 2007–08 season, following Stoke's promotion to the Premiership.[3]
[edit] International career
Matteo won Under-21 and 'B' caps for England, but later was called up for the Scotland side, the nation of his birth. He won 6 caps for Scotland. He made his debut against Australia in November 2000. He retired from international football in 2004.
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| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Rio Ferdinand |
Leeds United Captain 2002 – 2004 |
Succeeded by Paul Butler |
| Preceded by Danny Higginbotham |
Stoke City F.C. Captain 2007–2008 |
Succeeded by TBA |
| Persondata | |
|---|---|
| NAME | Dominic Matteo |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Footballer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4 April 1974 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dumfries, Scotland |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
