Matías Ezequiel Dituro Curto (born 8 May 1987) is an Argentine naturalized Chilean professional

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who plays as a

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. He played top-flight football in Peru with CNI; Bolivia with

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, Jorge Wilstermann and Bolívar; Chile with

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and Universidad Católica; and in Spain with

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. As a goalkeeper, Dituro scored six professional goals. Four were penalty kicks, one a long kick from his own penalty area, and the sixth a header.

Club career

Early years

Born in Bigand in the

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, Dituro began his career with Independiente and had a loan with Almagro. After playing for CNI in the

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in 2010, he signed for Alavés of the Spanish

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in January 2011. That August, he moved to

on a one-year deal with the option of one more, being assigned to the B-team. Dituro's place at third-tier Celta B was taken by youngster

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halfway through the season. He had one call-up for the first team in

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in the penultimate game of the season on 27 May 2012, a 2–1 win at

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. He returned to his homeland later that year, at

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in the

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, and Guillermo Brown of the

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in July 2013.

Bolivia and Chile

Dituro then moved to the

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, with

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-based

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and Jorge Wilstermann. He scored four penalties for the latter. Following a spell in the

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with

, Dituro returned to Bolivia in January 2017 with Bolívar. On 23 April, he scored from his own goal at the end of a 3–1 home win over San José. He went back to Chile in January 2018 on loan to Universidad Católica for a US$250,000 fee.

Celta de Vigo

On 8 July 2021, Dituro joined

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side

Celta de Vigo Real Club Celta de Vigo (; ), commonly known as Celta Vigo, is a Spanish professional football club based in Vigo, Galicia, that competes in La Liga, the top tier of Spanish football. Nicknamed ''Os Celestes'' (The Sky Blues), the club was fou ...

on loan for the 2021–22 season with an option to make the deal permanent. He was signed by compatriot Eduardo Coudet to replace the retired Sergio Álvarez, and started ahead of Blanco who was still at the club. In his second match for Celta on 23 August, he saved a penalty from Rubén García and kept a clean sheet as the club drew 0–0 with

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Elche

After a stint with Turkish club

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, he returned to Spain and joined

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in 2024.

Personal life

In February 2023, he got Chilean nationality by residence.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Bolivar * Primera División de Bolivia: 2017–AP, 2017–CL Universidad Católica *

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Individual * Primera División's El Gráfico Golden Ball:

References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Dituro, Matias 1987 births Living people People from Caseros Department Men's association football goalkeepers Argentine men's footballers Argentine expatriate men's footballers Argentine emigrants to Chile Naturalized citizens of Chile Chilean men's footballers Chilean expatriate men's footballers Club Atlético Independiente footballers Club Almagro players Colegio Nacional Iquitos footballers Deportivo Alavés players RC Celta Fortuna players Club Atlético Douglas Haig players Guillermo Brown de Puerto Madryn footballers Club Aurora players C.D. Jorge Wilstermann players C.D. Antofagasta footballers Club Bolívar players Club Deportivo Universidad Católica footballers RC Celta de Vigo players Fatih Karagümrük S.K. footballers Elche CF players Argentine Primera División players Primera Nacional players Peruvian Primera División players Segunda División B players Segunda División players Torneo Federal A players Bolivian Primera División players Chilean Primera División players La Liga players Segunda División players Süper Lig players Expatriate men's footballers in Peru Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Bolivia Expatriate men's footballers in Chile Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Peru Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Bolivia Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Chile Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Spain Footballers from Santa Fe Province 21st-century Argentine sportsmen