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Vicente de la Mata (January 15, 1918 – August 4, 1980) was an Argentine football forward and manager. He played most of his club career for Independiente and played for the Argentina national team between 1937 and 1946.

Vicente de la Mata

De la Mata in 1940.
Personal information
Date of birth	(1918-01-15)January 15, 1918
Place of birth	Rosario, Argentina
Date of death	August 4, 1980(1980-08-04) (aged 62)
Place of death	Rosario, Argentina
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
1930–1936	Central Córdoba (R)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1936	Central Córdoba (R)
1937–1950	Independiente	362	(151)
1951–1952	Newell's Old Boys	23	(1)
National team
1937–1946	Argentina	13	(6)
Teams managed
	Independiente
–	Deportivo Morón
–	Dock Sud
–	Central Córdoba (R)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

De la Mata emerged from the youth team of Central Córdoba in 1936, he was soon signed by Independiente where he spent 14 seasons, scoring 151 goals in 362 games for the club. He was part of three championship winning teams and played alongside Antonio Sastre and Arsenio Erico. He is fondly remembered as one of the club's greatest ever players.[1]

De la Mata played for Argentina on thirteen occasions between 1937 and 1946, scoring six goals. He played for Argentina in the Copa América on three occasions, each won by Argentina. In 1937 he scored both goals in the 2–0 win over Brazil in the final. He was also part of the squads that won the tournament in 1945 and 1946.

In 1951 he returned to Rosario to play for Newell's Old Boys and retired in 1952.

Managerial career

De La Mata went on to become a football manager, he had spells in charge of Independiente, Deportivo Morón, Dock Sud and Central Córdoba.

Honours

Club

Independiente

• Argentine Primera División: 1938, 1939, 1948
• Copa Ibarguren (2): 1938, 1939
• Copa Adrián Escobar (1): 1939
• Copa Aldao (2): 1938, 1939

National team

Argentina

• Copa América (3): 1937, 1945, 1946

References

External links

• independiente1905.com.ar/historia/delamata.htm Independiente profile (in Spanish)
• Futbol Factory profile at the Wayback Machine (archived October 20, 2007) (in Spanish)

На других языках

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[de] Vicente de la Mata

Vicente de la Mata (* 15. Januar 1918 in Rosario; † 4. August 1980 ebenda) war ein argentinischer Fußballspieler. Er gewann mit der Nationalmannschaft seines Heimatlandes dreimal die Copa América und wurde auf Vereinsebene mit CA Independiente genauso oft argentinischer Fußballmeister.

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- [en] Vicente de la Mata

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[es] Vicente de la Mata

Vicente "Capote" de la Mata (Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina; 15 de enero de 1918-Rosario, 4 de agosto de 1980) fue un futbolista argentino que se destacó en los años 1930 y 1940. Es uno de los máximos ídolos del Club Atlético Independiente.

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[fr] Vicente de la Mata

Vicente de la Mata est un footballeur argentin né le 15 janvier 1918 à Rosario en Argentine et mort dans la même ville le 4 août 1980.

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[it] Vicente de la Mata

Vicente de la Mata (Rosario, 15 gennaio 1918 – Rosario, 4 agosto 1980) è stato un calciatore argentino, di ruolo attaccante.

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[ru] Де ла Мата, Висенте

Висенте де ла Мата (исп. Vicente de la Mata; 15 января 1918 — 4 августа 1980) — аргентинский футболист, нападающий, выступал за сборную Аргентины. Один из легенд клуба «Индепендьенте», в котором он составлял знаменитый трезубец с Арсенио Эрико и Антонио Састре.

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