Roberto Matosas

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Matosas and the second or maternal family name is Postiglione.

Roberto Matosas Postiglione (born 11 May 1940 in Mercedes, Department of Soriano, Uruguay) is a Uruguayan former football defender.

Roberto Matosas

Matosas in 1970
Personal information
Full name	Roberto Matosas Postiglione
Date of birth	(1940-05-11) May 11, 1940 (age 85)
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

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]