Roberto Matosas
Roberto Matosas Postiglione (born 11 May 1940 in Mercedes, Department of Soriano, Uruguay) is a retired Uruguayan football defender.
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]
References
External links
- Roberto Matosas at National-Football-Teams.comLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Roberto Matosas Liga MX stats at Medio Tiempo.com (Spanish)
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- 1940 births
- Living people
- Uruguayan footballers
- Uruguay international footballers
- 1970 FIFA World Cup players
- River Plate footballers
- Peñarol players
- San Luis F.C. players
- Deportivo Toluca F.C. players
- Expatriate footballers in Argentina
- Expatriate footballers in Mexico
- Uruguayan expatriate footballers
- Santos Laguna managers
- C.F. Monterrey managers
- Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz managers
- Deportivo Toluca F.C. managers
- Uruguayan football defender stubs