Roberto Matosas

Roberto Matosas ( born May 11, 1940 in Mercedes, Department of Soriano ) is a retired Uruguayan football coach and player, who acted mostly in defense and occasionally in midfield. He is the father of Gustavo Matosas.

Life

Stations as a player

His first professional contract was awarded Matosas before game time in 1961 at CA Peñarol, in which he played until the end of 1964 and with whom he won several national and international titles. At the national level, he won the championship in 1961, 1962 and 1964, at an international level, he won the Copa Libertadores in 1961 and was in the same year the squad of the team that won the World Cup against Benfica.

Early 1965, he joined the Argentine giants River Plate, where he stood until the end of 1968 under contract, but could not win a major title. The sporting highlight of this four-year period were the discharged May, 1966 Final matches in the Copa Libertadores, which were lost after a long battle in a third decider with 2:3 after extra time against his Exverein Peñarol.

Then he returned to Peñarol and went in 1972 to Mexico, where he first stood for two years at the San Luis FC and then at Deportivo Toluca under contract. In ranks of the Diablos Rojos he won the Mexican soccer championship in season 1974/75.

National

Between March 23, 1963, the February 10, 1971 denied Matosas 20 bets for the national team of Uruguay. Height of his national team career was participating in the Football World Cup 1970, where he played in all six games in full length and took fourth place with Uruguay.

Teams managed

Almost the entire two years, spent the Club Atletas campesinos in the highest Mexican League, he was trained by Roberto Matosas. When the club sold its Erstligalizenz 1982 at the Tampico - Madero FC, ​​Matosas trained henceforth the Jaiba Brava. In subsequent seasons 1983/84 and 1984/85 was Matosas head coach of CF Monterrey, before he returned to his Exverein Deportivo Toluca FC. Then he oversaw several times Tiburones Rojos Vera Cruz and Santos Laguna.

Success ( as a player )

  • Uruguayan champion: 1961, 1962, 1964
  • Mexican champions: 1974/75
  • Copa Libertadores: 1961
  • World Cup: 1961

Swell

  • Player Profile at footballdatabase.eu
  • Player Profile at fussballzz.de
  • Trainer Profile at Mediotiempo (1st League )
Mercedes (Uruguay) Defender (association football) Club Atlético River Plate San Luis F.C. Jaibos Tampico Madero Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz Club Santos Laguna S.L. Benfica Argentina
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