Aníbal Matellán

Aníbal Samuel Matellán (born 8 May 1977[1]) is an Argentine former football defender.[2] He last played for Argentinos Juniors.[3]

Aníbal Matellán
Personal information
Full name Aníbal Samuel Matellán
Date of birth (1977-05-08) 8 May 1977
Place of birth General Villegas, Argentina
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–2001 Boca Juniors 76 (1)
2001–2004 Schalke 04 43 (1)
2004–2005 Boca Juniors 15 (0)
2005–2006 Getafe 22 (0)
2006–2007 Gimnàstic 26 (0)
2007–2010 Arsenal de Sarandí 86 (4)
2010–2012 San Luis 57 (3)
2012–2013 Argentinos Juniors 17 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 July 2015

Career

Matellán started his career with the Argentine giants Boca Juniors,[4] after several years of success with the club. During his time there, Boca won six major titles in five seasons: three league titles, two Copa Libertadores[5] titles and one Intercontinental Cup.[6] In 2001, he was transferred to the German side, FC Schalke 04, and helped the team to win the DFB-Pokal in 2002.[7]

After three seasons with the Germans, Matellán returned to Boca where he won another major title, the Copa Sudamericana.[8] During his two spells with Boca, Matellán made 132 appearances for the club scoring three goals. In 2005, he signed for the Spanish side Getafe CF.[9] However, after playing for them for just one season, he moved to the new La Liga team, Gimnàstic.[10] After the 2006–07 season, he moved back to Argentina, signing for Arsenal de Sarandí.

Matellán headed one of the most important goals of his career on 30 November 2007 in the first leg of the Copa Sudamericana 2007 final against América to help give Arsenal a valuable 3–2 lead going into the second leg.[11] After three years with Arsenal de Sarandí,[12] it was announced on 14 June 2010 that he would move to the Mexican side San Luis FC.[13]

Honours
Season Club Title
1998Boca JuniorsPrimera Division Argentina Apertura
1999Boca JuniorsPrimera Division Argentina Clausura
2000Boca JuniorsPrimera Division Argentina Apertura
2000Boca JuniorsCopa Libertadores
2000Boca JuniorsIntercontinental Cup
2001Boca JuniorsCopa Libertadores
2002FC Schalke 04DFB-Pokal
2004Boca JuniorsCopa Sudamericana
2007Arsenal de SarandíCopa Sudamericana

Honours

Schalke 04

References
  1. "Aníbal Matellán :: Aníbal Samuel Matellán ::". www.ogol.com.br (in Breton). Retrieved 2020-06-29.
  2. "Aníbal Matellán". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
  3. "Elias Gomez vs Anibal Samuel Matellan - Compare two players stats 2020". www.fctables.com. Retrieved 2020-06-29.
  4. "Anibal Samuel Matellán Stock Pictures, Royalty-free Photos & Images - Getty Images". www.gettyimages.com. Retrieved 2020-06-29.
  5. "Ficha Estadistica de ANIBAL MATELLAN -anibal samuel matellan- (perfil, ficha, profile, stats)". www.bdfa.com.ar. Retrieved 2020-06-29.
  6. Footballia. "Jogos completos de Aníbal Samuel Matellán | Footballia". footballia.net (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-06-29.
  7. "Aníbal Matellán". www.footballdatabase.eu/.
  8. Witzig, Richard (2006). The Global Art of Soccer. CusiBoy Publishing. ISBN 978-0-9776688-0-9.
  9. "Getafe CF 2005-06". en.eufo.de. Retrieved 2020-06-29.
  10. "Matellán, Anibal Samuel Matellán - Footballer". www.bdfutbol.com. Retrieved 2020-06-29.
  11. "Aníbal Matellán". livefutbol.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-06-29.
  12. Gravela, Lorenzo (2011). Soccer World - Summer Edition 2010. Lulu.com. ISBN 978-1-4476-6559-5.
  13. "LIGA MX - Página Oficial de la Liga Mexicana del Fútbol Profesional". ligamx.net. Retrieved 2020-06-29.
  14. "Schalke 0-0 Pasching (Aggregate: 2 - 0)". uefa.com. Archived from the original on 2003-12-12. Retrieved 15 June 2020.


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