Personal information | |||
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Full name | Segundo Manuel Matamba Cabezas | ||
Date of birth | [1] | May 19, 1976||
Place of birth | Guayaquil, Ecuador | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Barcelona | ||
Number | 14 | ||
Youth career | |||
1992–1995 | Barcelona | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1992–1994 | Barcelona | 29 | (0) |
1995 | Aucas Quito | 34 | (1) |
1996 | Deportivo Cuenca | 8 | (0) |
1998 | Delfín | 30 | (2) |
1999 | Barcelona | 19 | (2) |
2001 | Santa Rita | 20 | (0) |
2002–2004 | Deportivo Cuenca | 93 | (0) |
2005 | Macará | 19 | (0) |
2005 | Deportivo Cuenca | 2 | (0) |
2006–2007 | Deportivo Quito | 74 | (0) |
2008–present | Barcelona | 25 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2001– present | Ecuador | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 September 2009 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 September 2009 |
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