Angelo Mattea

Angelo Mattea (Italian pronunciation: [ˈandʒelo matˈtɛːa]; 21 October 1892 – 1960) was an Italian football player and manager from Santhià in the Province of Vercelli. He played club football as a forward or midfielder for several teams in Italy including Casale, which he helped to win the 1913–14 scudetto, and Juventus. He also played for the Italy national team five different times between 1914 and 1921, scoring once.

Angelo Mattea

Personal information
Date of birth	21 October 1892
Place of birth	Santhià, Italy
Date of death	1960 (aged 67–68)
Position(s)	Right half
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1911–12	Piemonte
1912–15	Casale	51	(26)
1915–20	Juventus	20	(4)
1920–21	US Torinese
1921–31	Casale[1]	189	(55)
Total		260	(85)
International career
1914–1921[2]	Italy[2]	5	(1)
Managerial career
1936–1938	Napoli
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mattea currently holds the record for being the oldest player ever to score their first Serie A goal, a feat which he accomplished at the age of 38 years and 7 days, for Casale, in a 5–1 away loss to Ambrosiana on 28 October 1930.^{[3][4][nb 1]}

Honours

Casale

• Italian Football Championship: 1913–14

Notes

1. Although Mattea had previously played and scored in previous editions of the top division of Italian football, Serie A was only established during the 1929–30 season