Roberto Matosas Postiglione (born 11 May 1940 in Mercedes, Department of Soriano, Uruguay) is a Uruguayan former football defender.
 Matosas in 1970 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Roberto Matosas Postiglione | ||
| Date of birth | May 11, 1940 | ||
| Place of birth | Uruguay | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (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 | |||
Career
editAt 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]
References
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ Jiménez, Rolando (25 September 2012). "G. Matosas, un león como DT" [G. Matosas, a lion as a manager] (in Spanish). Plano Deportivo.
- ^ Roberto Matosas – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ "Veracruz vs Real Madrid en partido de ex estrellas" (in Spanish). Oye Mexico. 6 June 2012.
External links
edit- Roberto Matosas at National-Football-Teams.com
- Roberto Matosas – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)
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