Roberto Matosas Postiglione (born 11 May 1940 in Mercedes, Department of Soriano,

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) is a Uruguayan former football defender.

Career

At the club level, he played for C.A. River Plate of Argentina and C.A. Peñarol of Uruguay. In September 1964,

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signed Matosas for a then-record transfer fee. He would play 165 league matches for the club from 1964 to 1968, with 12 goals. He finished his playing career in

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, playing for newly promoted San Luis and

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. Matosas also was part of the

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. He participated in the 1970 FIFA World Cup in Mexico, where the Uruguayan side finished in fourth place. After he retired from playing, Matosas became a football coach. He has managed Mexican side

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* * 1940 births Living people People from Mercedes, Uruguay Footballers from Soriano Department Uruguayan men's footballers Uruguay men's international footballers 1970 FIFA World Cup players Uruguayan Primera División players Liga MX players Club Atlético River Plate footballers Peñarol players San Luis F.C. players Deportivo Toluca F.C. players Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Uruguayan expatriate men's footballers Santos Laguna managers C.F. Monterrey managers C.D. Veracruz managers Deportivo Toluca F.C. managers Men's association football defenders Uruguayan football managers Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States {{uruguay-footy-defender-1940s-stub