Warner Mata is an American former soccer

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who earned seven

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with the U.S. national team between 1969 and 1973. He is listed as Walner Mata in some sources.

National team

Mata's first two caps came in losses to Haiti in April and May 1969. His last game was a 4-0 loss to

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on March 20, 1973.

Club career

In the mid-1960s, Mata played for

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. He scored a goal in both a 1966 National Challenge Cup quarterfinal and semifinal games as Orange County went to the championship game.1966 U.S. Open Cup Semifinals
/ref> He then moved to the Los Angeles Kickers in the fall of 1966.

References

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