Dorel Mutică

{{short description|Romanian footballer and manager}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2019}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Dorel Mutică

| image =

| fullname =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1973|03|14|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Motru, Romania

| height = 1.82m

| position = Defender / Midfielder

| currentclub = Victoria Zăbrani (manager)

| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Minerul Motru

| years1 = 1990–1991 |clubs1 = Aris Arad |caps1 = |goals1 =

| years2 = 1991–1994 |clubs2 = UTA Arad |caps2 = 40 |goals2 = 1

| years3 = 1995–1996 |clubs3 = Rapid București |caps3 = 37 |goals3 = 1

| years4 = 1997 |clubs4 = Brașov |caps4 = 14 |goals4 = 0

| years5 = 1997–1998 |clubs5 = CSM Reșița |caps5 = 33 |goals5 = 6

| years6 = 1998–2001 |clubs6 = Rapid București |caps6 = 77 |goals6 = 11

| years7 = 2001 |clubs7 = → Electromagnetica București |caps7 = 1 |goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2002–2004 |clubs8 = Steaua București |caps8 = 42 |goals8 = 1

| years9 = 2004 |clubs9 = FC U Craiova |caps9 = 5 |goals9 = 0

| years10 = 2005 |clubs10= Lombard Pápa |caps10= 23 |goals10= 0

| years11 = 2006 |clubs11= FCM Reșița |caps11= 10 |goals11= 2

| years12 = 2007–2009 |clubs12= Național Sebiș |caps12= |goals12=

| totalcaps = 281 | totalgoals = 22

| nationalyears1= 1993–1994 | nationalteam1 = Romania U21

| nationalcaps1 = | nationalgoals1=

| nationalyears2= 2000 | nationalteam2 = Romania

| nationalcaps2 = 3 | nationalgoals2= 0

| manageryears1 = 2013–2014 |managerclubs1 = Progresul Pecica

| manageryears2 = 2014–2015 |managerclubs2 = Frontiera Curtici

| manageryears3 = 2016–2017 |managerclubs3 = Progresul Pecica

| manageryears4 = 2019– |managerclubs4 = Victoria Zăbrani

| pcupdate = 29 July 2020

| ntupdate = 6 February 2000

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Dorel Mutică (born 14 March 1973) is a Romanian former professional footballer and currently a manager. He played mainly as a defender for teams such as: UTA Arad, Rapid București, CSM Reșița, Steaua București or Lombard Pápa, among others. After retirement Mutică started his career as a football manager, occupying this position at fourth tier sides Frontiera Curtici and Progresul Pecica, both from Arad County, where Mutică settled.{{cite web|title=Mutică Dorel|trans-title=Mutică Dorel|url=http://www.fotbalisti-romani.ro/mutica-dorel/|publisher=fotbalisti-romani.ro|accessdate=30 April 2019}}{{cite web|title=Pecica se desparte de Mutică și trage linia la iarnă și în privința lotului de jucători|date=13 November 2017 |trans-title=Pecica separates from Mutică and in the winter will decide over players too.|url=http://www.sportarad.ro/2017/11/13/pecica-se-desparte-de-mutica-si-trage-linia-la-iarna-si-privinta-lotului-de-jucatori/|publisher=sportarad.ro|accessdate=30 April 2019}}

His nickname, Mutamba, was given to him by Iulian Chiriță, after Congolese footballer Mutamba Kabongo.{{cite web|title="Dacă aș juca azi, aș fi căpitanul României!". Cum a vrut să se sinucidă|date=8 May 2015 |trans-title="If I played today, I would be the captain of Romania!". How he wanted to commit suicide|url=https://www.libertatea.ro/sport/interviu-exploziv-cu-un-fotbalist-care-evoluat-opt-ani-la-rapid-si-la-steaua-daca-juca-acum-fi-capitan-la-echipa-nationala-povesteste-ca-vrut-sa-se-sinucida-sarind-de-p-1369466|publisher=libertatea.ro|accessdate=30 April 2019}}