Vicente de la Mata
{{Short description|Argentine footballer (1918–1980)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Vicente de la Mata
| image = Vicente de la Mata on El Grafico 1085.jpg
| upright = 0.8
| caption = De la Mata in 1940
| full_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1918|1|15|df=y}}
| birth_place = Rosario, Argentina
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1980|8|4|1918|1|15|df=y}}
| death_place = Rosario, Argentina
| height = 1.72 m
| position = Forward
| youthyears1 = 1930–1936
| youthclubs1 = Central Córdoba (R)
| years1 = 1936
| clubs1 = Central Córdoba (R)
| caps1 =
| goals1 =
| years2 = 1937–1950
| clubs2 = Independiente
| caps2 = 362
| goals2 = 151
| years3 = 1951–1952
| clubs3 = Newell's Old Boys
| caps3 = 23
| goals3 = 1
| manageryears1 =
| managerclubs1 = Independiente
| manageryears2 =
| managerclubs2 = Deportivo Morón
| manageryears3 =
| managerclubs3 = Dock Sud
| manageryears4 =
| managerclubs4 = Central Córdoba (R)
| nationalyears1 = 1937–1946
| nationalteam1 = Argentina
| nationalcaps1 = 13
| nationalgoals1 = 6
}}
Vicente de la Mata (15 January 1918 – 4 August 1980) was an Argentine football player and manager. A forward, he played most of his club career for Independiente and for the Argentina national team between 1937 and 1946.
Playing career
File:Vicente de la Mata - 4.jpg in 1939.]]
De la Mata emerged from the youth team of Central Córdoba in 1936, he was soon signed by Independiente where he spent 14 seasons, scoring 151 goals in 362 games for the club. He was part of three championship winning teams and played alongside Antonio Sastre and Arsenio Erico. He is fondly remembered as one of the club's greatest ever players.{{cite news|publisher=El Gráfico|title=1950. CON ¨CAPOTE¨ EN SU BARRIO.|url=https://www.elgrafico.com.ar/articulo/1089/33682/1950-con-%C2%A8capote%C2%A8-en-su-barrio|language=es|date=24 April 2019}}
De la Mata played for Argentina on thirteen occasions between 1937 and 1946, scoring six goals. He played for Argentina in the Copa América on three occasions, each won by Argentina. In 1937 he scored both goals in the 2–0 win over Brazil in the final. He was also part of the squads that won the tournament in 1945 and 1946.
In 1951 he returned to Rosario to play for Newell's Old Boys and retired in 1952.
Managerial career
De La Mata went on to become a football manager, he had spells in charge of Independiente, Deportivo Morón, Dock Sud and Central Córdoba.
Honours
Independiente
- Argentine Primera División: 1938, 1939, 1948
- Copa Ibarguren: 1938, 1939
- Copa Adrián Escobar: 1939
- Copa Aldao: 1938, 1939
Argentina
- Copa América: 1937, 1945, 1946
Individual
- Copa America Best Player: 1937
References
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External links
- [http://www. independiente1905.com.ar/historia/delamata.htm Independiente profile] {{in lang|es}}
- {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071020025208/http://futbolfactory.futbolweb.net/index.php?ff=historicos&f2=00001&idjugador=295 |date=20 October 2007 |title=Futbol Factory profile }} {{in lang|es}}
{{Argentina squad 1937 South American Championship}}
{{Argentina squad 1945 South American Championship}}
{{Argentina squad 1946 South American Championship}}
{{Copa America MVP}}
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Category:Footballers from Rosario, Santa Fe
Category:Argentine men's footballers
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Argentina men's international footballers
Category:Argentine Primera División players
Category:Central Córdoba de Rosario footballers
Category:Club Atlético Independiente footballers
Category:Newell's Old Boys footballers
Category:Argentine football managers
Category:Club Atlético Independiente managers