Matias Ezequiel Mantilla (born 14 February 1981) is an
Argentine footballer
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.
Mantilla started his career in 2000 with
Argentinos Juniors
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in the
Primera Division Argentina
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. In 2002 the club were relegated, but Mantilla stayed with them until his move to
Club Atlético Huracán
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in 2003. He moved down another division in 2005 to play for
Defensores de Belgrano
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in the
Argentine third tier. Mantilla was acquired by
Real Salt Lake
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in 2007 at the same time as fellow Argentines
Fabian Espindola
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and
Javier Morales
Javier Morales (born 10 January 1980) is an Argentine former footballer who played as a midfielder. He currently serves as an academy coach at Inter Miami CF.
Career Argentina
From 1998 to 2006, Morales played for four different clubs in the A ...
, where he scored one goal in 17
Major League Soccer appearances.
He was waived by Real Salt Lake in August 2008, and then signed with
Independiente Rivadavia
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In ...
.
References
External links
Guardian statistics
1981 births
Living people
Footballers from Buenos Aires
Argentine footballers
Argentinos Juniors footballers
Club Atlético Huracán footballers
Defensores de Belgrano footballers
Independiente Rivadavia footballers
Real Salt Lake players
Argentine expatriate footballers
Argentine Primera División players
Expatriate soccer players in the United States
Association football defenders
Major League Soccer players
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