[1][2] Together with Cristina Vărzaru, Matei holds the record for the most Champions League wins of a Romanian player (4).
As a national team player, she competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics, but also at several world championships.
A severe knee injury effectively ended her career at the age of just 31.
In 2010, she was given the award of Cetățean de onoare ("Honorary Citizen") of the city of Râmnicu Vâlcea (where she resides).
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