Roberto Matosas

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|fullname=Roberto Matosas Postiglione

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|birth_place=Uruguay

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|position=Centre-back

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|years3=1968–1972|clubs3=C.A. Peñarol|caps3=|goals3=

|years4=1972–1975|clubs4=San Luis|caps4=|goals4=

|years5=1975–1976|clubs5=Deportivo Toluca|caps5=|goals5=

|years6=1976|clubs6=San Antonio Thunder|caps6=|goals6=

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|nationalyears1=1963–1971|nationalteam1=Uruguay|nationalcaps1=20|nationalgoals1=0

|manageryears1=1976–1980|managerclubs1=San Antonio Thunder

|manageryears2=1980–1982|managerclubs2=Atletas Campesinos

|manageryears3=1982–1983|managerclubs3=Tampico Madero

|manageryears4=1983–1985|managerclubs4=Monterrey

|manageryears5=1985–1988|managerclubs5=Deportivo Toluca

|manageryears6=1988–1990|managerclubs6=Veracruz

|manageryears7=1990–1991|managerclubs7=Santos Laguna

|manageryears8=1991–1992|managerclubs8=Veracruz

|manageryears9=1992–1993|managerclubs9=Santos Laguna

|manageryears10=1999|managerclubs10=Veracruz

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Roberto Matosas Postiglione (born 11 May 1940 in Mercedes, Department of Soriano, Uruguay) is a Uruguayan former 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.{{cite web|publisher=La Nueva Provincia|title=Con las formas del ayer: Roberto Matosas|trans-title=With forms of yesterday: Roberto Matosas|url=http://www.lanueva.com/edicion_impresa/nota/19/09/2010/a9j027.html|language=Spanish|date=19 September 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130128101356/http://www.lanueva.com/edicion_impresa/nota/19/09/2010/a9j027.html|archivedate=28 January 2013}} He finished his playing career in Mexico, playing for newly promoted San Luis and Toluca.{{cite web|publisher=Plano Deportivo|author=Jiménez, Rolando|title=G. Matosas, un león como DT|trans-title=G. Matosas, a lion as a manager|url=http://planoinformativo.com/planodeportivo/nota_dep.php?id=47286|language=Spanish|date=25 September 2012}}

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.{{FIFA player|53833}}

After he retired from playing, Matosas became a football coach. He has managed Mexican side Veracruz.{{cite web|publisher=Oye Mexico|title=Veracruz vs Real Madrid en partido de ex estrellas|url=http://www.oyemexico.com/nota/veracruz-vs-real-madrid-en-partido-de-ex-estrellas/|language=Spanish|date=6 June 2012}}