Matías Donnet (born 18 April 1980 in

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, Santa Fe) is an Argentine former professional

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who played as a

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Club career

With Boca Juniors he won the Intercontinental Cup 2003, the Copa Libertadores de América 2003, and the Copa Sudamericana 2004 . At the match for the Intercontinental Cup, Donnet scored the equalizer that took the match to

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, won by Boca 3–1, and was named ''Man of the Match''. In 2006, he signed with

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of Major League Soccer in the USA. He scored his first and only goal in the MLS on September 26, 2006 against

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. The goal was scored in the 89th minute and turned out to have been the game winner when Red Bull's

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scored to make the score 4–3 United. Donnet left D.C. United after the 2006 season and returned to Argentina with

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. Between 2007 and 2009 he played for

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before returning to his first club

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. In summer 2014, Donnet signed with

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of the Guatemalan Liga Mayor for one year. He is currently one of their top players in the clausura 2015 season. In April 2016, Donnet returned to his childhood club Juventud. He decided to rest in 2018, but in February 2019 it was confirmed, that he would take one more year at the club.

Coaching career

At the end of 2019 it was confirmed, that Donnet had been hired as a youth coach at Boca Juniors.MATÍAS DONNET HABLÓ DE SU NUEVO ROL DE DT EN INFERIORES DE BOCA Y SU RETIRO EN ESPERANZA
esperancino.com.ar, 28 April 2020

References

External links

Argentine Primera Statistics
at Fútbol XXI
ESPN profile

MLS bio

Press Release on signing with DC United

{{DEFAULTSORT:Donnet, Matias 1980 births Living people People from Esperanza, Santa Fe Association football midfielders Argentine footballers Argentine expatriate footballers Argentine people of French descent Unión de Santa Fe footballers Venezia F.C. players Boca Juniors footballers D.C. United players Club Atlético Belgrano footballers Newell's Old Boys footballers Club Olimpia footballers Antigua GFC players Argentine Primera División players Serie A players Major League Soccer players Expatriate footballers in Paraguay Expatriate footballers in Italy Expatriate soccer players in the United States Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Italy Argentine expatriate sportspeople in the United States Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Paraguay Sportspeople from Santa Fe Province