Ángel Mato Pose (born 30 March 1982), commonly known as Anxo, is a Spanish

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who plays as a winger.

Club career

Born in

Laxe Laxe () is a northwestern municipality of Spain in the province of A Coruña, in the autonomous community of Galicia. It belongs to the comarca of Bergantiños. It is situated in the sheltered Cabanas bay area, meaning that Laxe's expansive sand ...

A Coruña A Coruña (; es, La Coruña ; historical English: Corunna or The Groyne) is a city and municipality of Galicia, Spain. A Coruña is the most populated city in Galicia and the second most populated municipality in the autonomous community and s ...

, Galicia, Anxo graduated from

Bergantiños FC Bergantiños Fútbol Club is a Spanish football team based in Carballo, Province of A Coruña, in the autonomous community of Galicia. Founded in 1923, it plays in Segunda División RFEF - Group 1, playing home matches at '' Estadio As Eiroas' ...

's youth academy. He joined

SD Compostela Sociedad Deportiva Compostela is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team based in Santiago de Compostela, in the autonomous community of Galicia (Spain), Galicia. They play home matches at ''Estadio Multiusos de San Lázaro'', and ...

in 1999, being initially assigned to the reserves. On 3 September 2000, Anxo played his first match as a professional, coming on as a late substitute in a 0–0 home draw against

Real Betis Real Betis Balompié, known as Real Betis () or just Betis, is a Spanish professional football club based in Seville in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1907, it plays in La Liga. It holds home games at the Estadio Benito Vill ...

in the

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championship. He scored his first goal on 5 November, netting the first of a 2–1 home win over

UD Salamanca Unión Deportiva Salamanca, S.A.D. () was a historical Spanish football team based in Salamanca, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded on 9 February 1923 and nicknamed ''Los Charros'', the club played in white shirts and black ...

. In the summer of 2002, Anxo moved to

Burgos CF Burgos Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Burgos, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded in 1985, it started to play in 1994. It currently plays in Segunda División, holding home matches at the ''Esta ...

Segunda División B Segunda División B ( en, Second Division B) was the third tier of the Spanish football league system containing 102 teams divided into five groups, until it was replaced by the new structure in 2021. It was administered by the Royal Spanish Foot ...

in a

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-long loan deal. He eventually returned to ''Compos'' in June of the following year, after struggling with injuries. In 2004, Anxo signed for

CD Ourense Club Deportivo Ourense, S.A.D. was a Spanish football team based in Ourense, in the autonomous community of Galicia. Founded in 1952 after the dissolution of old UD Orensana, it played in Segunda División B – Group 1, holding home games at ...

also in the third level. On 4 July 2008, after scoring nine goals during the campaign, he joined fellow league club

AD Ceuta Asociación Deportiva Ceuta was a Spanish football team based in the autonomous city of Ceuta. Founded in 1996, its last season was 2011–12 in Segunda División B, holding home matches at ''Estadio Alfonso Murube'', with a capacity of 6,500. ...

. Anxo subsequently resumed his career in the third division but also in

Tercera División Tercera División ( en, Third Division) was the fourth tier of the Spanish football league system. Founded in 1929, it was below the ''Primera División'' (also known as La Liga), the ''Segunda División'', and the semi-professional ''Segunda Di ...

, representing

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CF Villanovense Club de Fútbol Villanovense is a Spanish football team based in Villanueva de la Serena, in the autonomous community of Extremadura. Founded in 1992 it plays in Segunda División RFEF – Group 4, holding home matches at ''Estadio Romero Cuerda' ...

(two stints) and Santa Comba CF.Anxo, el pescador del gol (Anxo, the goal fisher)
El Periódico de Extremadura, 27 November 2012 (in Spanish)

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Anxo Mato 1982 births Living people People from Bergantiños Sportspeople from the Province of A Coruña Spanish footballers Footballers from Galicia (Spain) Association football wingers Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players SD Compostela footballers Burgos CF footballers CD Ourense footballers AD Ceuta footballers CF Villanovense players