Roberto Matosas

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Roberto Matosas
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Matosas in 1970
Personal information
Full name Roberto Matosas Postiglione
Date of birth (1940-05-11) May 11, 1940 (age 84)
Place of birth Uruguay
Position(s) Centre-back
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1960–1964 C.A. Peñarol
1964–1968 C.A. River Plate
1968–1972 C.A. Peñarol
1972–1975 San Luis
1975–1976 Deportivo Toluca
1976 San Antonio Thunder
International career
1963–1971 Uruguay 20 (0)
Managerial career
1976–1980 San Antonio Thunder
1980–1982 Atletas Campesinos
1982–1983 Tampico Madero
1983–1985 Monterrey
1985–1988 Deportivo Toluca
1988–1990 Veracruz
1990–1991 Santos Laguna
1991–1992 Veracruz
1992–1993 Santos Laguna
1999 Veracruz
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Roberto Matosas Postiglione (born 11 May 1940 in Mercedes, Department of Soriano, Uruguay) is a Uruguayan former football defender.

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Career

At the club level, he played for C.A. River Plate of Argentina and C.A. Peñarol of Uruguay. In September 1964, Club Atlético River Plate signed Matosas for a then-record transfer fee. He would play 165 league matches for the club from 1964 to 1968, with 12 goals. [1] He finished his playing career in Mexico, playing for newly promoted San Luis and Toluca. [2]

Matosas also was part of the Uruguay national football team. He participated in the 1970 FIFA World Cup in Mexico, where the Uruguayan side finished in fourth place. [3]

After he retired from playing, Matosas became a football coach. He has managed Mexican side Veracruz. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Con las formas del ayer: Roberto Matosas" [With forms of yesterday: Roberto Matosas] (in Spanish). La Nueva Provincia. 19 September 2010. Archived from the original on 28 January 2013.
  2. ↑ Jiménez, Rolando (25 September 2012). "G. Matosas, un león como DT" [G. Matosas, a lion as a manager] (in Spanish). Plano Deportivo.
  3. ↑ Roberto Matosas – FIFA competition record (archived)
  4. ↑ "Veracruz vs Real Madrid en partido de ex estrellas" (in Spanish). Oye Mexico. 6 June 2012.


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