Matias Omar Degra (born June 18, 1983) is an Argentine football player as a

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Club career

Asteras Tripolis

In 2009

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signed Degra from

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(2nd Division) and became the first choice goalkeeper of the team.

AEL Limassol

In 2011, he signed for

AEL Limassol Athlitiki Enosi Lemesou ( el, Αθλητική Ένωση Λεμεσού, translation=Athletic Union of Limassol) commonly known as AEL, is a Cypriot sports club based in the city of Limassol, most famous for its football team. AEL also maintai ...

, helping the team to win the

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. He had the amazing record of saving 7 consecutive penalties in a whole year, helping the team have the best defensive record in the league. The next season started very well for Matias Degra and he participated in the group stages of the

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. At the end of the season, after his team lost in the Cypriot cup final, Degra did not renew his contract with AEL.

Paços Ferreira

In June 2013, he moved to Portugal and signed a contract with Paços Ferreira.

Sheriff Tiraspol

In June 2014, he signed a contract with Moldovan side

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AEL

In July 2016, he signed a contract with Greek team AEL (unaffiliated with AEL Cyprus). He made his debut on a friendly match against A.O.Kerkyra. On 12 September 2016, he made his official debut in a league match against

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(2-2). This was meant to be his last appearance in the club. After the game ended he had a very serious confrontation with the team's major shareholder Alexis Kougias at the entrance of the locker rooms. Kougias blamed him for having unprofessional behavior and poor performance. Also he claimed to have full responsibility for the second goal the team conceded, when he tried to dribble past 2 opponents, he lost the ball and the other team scored in an empty goal. Photos published later show Kougias hit Degra in the face. Hours later he solved his contract and left the club by mutual agreement.

Honours

: 2011-12 **Moldova Cup : 2015 **

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: 2015

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* * 1983 births Living people Footballers from Córdoba, Argentina Argentine men's footballers Argentine expatriate men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Talleres de Córdoba footballers 9 de Julio de Morteros players Apollon Pontou F.C. players Veria F.C. players Asteras Tripolis F.C. players AEL Limassol players F.C. Paços de Ferreira players FC Sheriff Tiraspol players Deportivo Pereira footballers Club Atlético Alvarado players Primeira Liga players Cypriot First Division players Moldovan Super Liga players Categoría Primera B players Primera Nacional players Torneo Federal A players Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Moldova Expatriate men's footballers in Moldova Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Colombia Expatriate men's footballers in Colombia {{argentina-footy-goalkeeper-stub