Hólger Eduardo Matamoros Chunga (born January 4, 1985) is an

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ian footballer who plays for

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Club career

Club Deportivo Cuenca

Matamoros has been playing for Cuenca since 2006. He was part of the squad who participated in the

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. He is known as a key player for Cuenca in recent days. In 2008, he played in the copa libertadores with

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, and

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He helped Cuenca achieve a win in the group stage against Estudiantes which finished 1-0 in Ecuador. Although they were eliminated in the group stage, they made a great performance for what was expected from them. Matamoros has recently contributed numerous assists in Cuenca's magnificent run of form in the 2009 Libertadores edition. Placed in Group 2 with

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, they won all three home games, including a historic 1-0 victory over Boca. They are currently in the Round of 16 with

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. In the first leg against Caracas, Matamoros played a part in the assist on the final goal that helped win the match 2-1.

Barcelona Sporting Club

Matamoros played three seasons for BSC.

International career

Matamoros received his first call-up on August 4, 2009 for the upcoming friendly against

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on August 12, 2009, where he made his debut in a 0-0 draw with the Caribbean team.

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Hólger Matamoros
at BDFA.com.ar * * 1985 births Living people People from Machala Ecuadorian footballers Ecuador international footballers C.D. Cuenca footballers Barcelona S.C. footballers L.D.U. Quito footballers C.S. Emelec footballers C.D. El Nacional footballers Ecuadorian Serie A players Association football midfielders {{Ecuador-footy-midfielder-stub