Eloy Matute

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| full_name = Eloy Matute Urbano

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1944|04|06|df=y}}

| birth_place = Armilla, Granada, Spain

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| position = Forward

| youthyears1 = |youthclubs1 = Granada

| years1 = 1961–1962 | clubs1 = Recreativo Granada | caps1 = | goals1 =

| years2 = 1962–1963 | clubs2 = Granada | caps2 = | goals2 =

| years3 = 1963–1964 | clubs3 = Recreativo Granada | caps3 = | goals3 =

| years4 = 1964–1967 | clubs4 = Granada | caps4 = | goals4 =

| years5 = 1967–1972 | clubs5 = Sevilla | caps5 = | goals5 =

| years6 = 1972–1973 | clubs6 = Mallorca | caps6 = | goals6 =

| years7 = 1973–1975 | clubs7 = Cádiz | caps7 = | goals7 =

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Eloy Matute Urbano (born 6 April 1944), was a Spanish footballer who played as a forward for Granada and Sevilla in the 1960s.

Career

Born on 6 April 1944 in Armilla, Granada, Matute began his career in the youth ranks of his hometown club Granada CF, eventually joining its reserve team Recreativo Granada in 1961, then in the Tercera División.{{Cite web |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/eloy-matute/ |title=Eloy Matute |website=www.worldfootball.net |accessdate=1 April 2025 }}{{Cite web |url=https://www.andalupedia.es/p_termino_detalle.php?id_ter=6827 |title=Eloy |language=es |website=www.andalupedia.es |accessdate=1 April 2025 }} The following year, he made his debut with the first team in a match against Hércules in Alicante, scoring his side's second goal in a 3–1 win. After spending the entire 1963–64 season at Recreativo, he was brought back up to the first team by Francisco Antúnez, but it was only under Jenő Kalmár that he was able to established himself as an undisputed starter, featuring in 32 of the 35 official matches and scoring 10 goals, including the decisive one against Málaga (1–1) to achieve promotion to La Liga.

In 1967, Matute was transferred to Sevilla, and although his first season there ended in relegation, he then helped the club win the 1968–69 Segunda División, and in their first season back in the top-flight, Sevilla finished in third place, which qualified the club for the 1970–71 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup. He stayed at the Nervion club for five years, from 1967 until 1972, scoring a total of 18 goals in 114 matches (103 in the league, nine in the Copa del Rey, and two in the Fairs Cup).

After leaving Sevilla in 1972, Matute joined Mallorca, for whom he scored six goals. At the end of the season, he and Isidoro signed for Cádiz.{{Cite web |url=https://rcdmallorca1916.com/eloy-matute-unica-temporada-como-jugador-del-mallorca/ |title=Eloy Matute, única temporada como jugador del Mallorca |trans-title=Eloy Matute, his only season as a Mallorca player |language=es |website=rcdmallorca1916.com |accessdate=1 April 2025 }} Matute made his debut for Cádiz on 2 September 1973, in a league match against Tenerife, and played his last match for the club two years later, on 11 May 1975, in a league match against Sabadell.{{Cite web |url=http://cadistas1910.com/ficha_jugador.php?idjugador=726 |title=Ficha Eloy |trans-title=Eloy file |language=es |website=cadistas1910.com |accessdate=1 April 2025 }} In total, he scored 14 goals in 90 La Liga matches.