Pedro Matías

Pedro Manuel Miguel Matías (born 11 October 1973) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.

For the bishop, see Pedro Matías (bishop).
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Miguel and the second or maternal family name is Matías.

Pedro Matías
Personal information
Full name Pedro Manuel Miguel Matías
Date of birth (1973-10-11) 11 October 1973
Place of birth Madrid, Spain
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Youth career
Ciudad de los Ángeles
1989–1993 Real Madrid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–1994 Real Madrid C 28 (11)
1994–1996 Real Madrid B 53 (7)
1996–1997 Almería 32 (4)
1997–1998 Logroñés 12 (0)
1998–1999 Macclesfield Town 22 (2)
1999 Tranmere Rovers 4 (0)
1999–2004 Walsall 144 (26)
2004 → Blackpool (loan) 7 (1)
2004 Bristol Rovers 0 (0)
2004–2005 Kidderminster Harriers 5 (1)
2005 Ciempozuelos 15 (1)
2005–2006 Gimnástica Segoviana 28 (9)
2006–2007 Socuéllamos
2007–2009 Illescas 66 (12)
2009–2010 Vallecas 20 (0)
2010–2012 Carabanchel 61 (13)
Total 497 (87)
National team
1994 Spain U21 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

He spent the vast majority of his professional career in England, representing six teams, mainly Walsall for which he appeared in 162 competitive matches and scored 27 goals.

Club career

Born in Madrid, Matías was an unsuccessful Real Madrid youth graduate, only playing for its reserves for three seasons, two of those in Segunda División. In 1996–97 he was released and stayed in that level, appearing regularly and being relegated with UD Almería.

After a couple of months with CD Logroñés, also in the second tier, Matías left his homeland, going on to spend the following decade in the English Football League with six teams: Macclesfield Town, Tranmere Rovers, Walsall – by far his biggest spell with any club in the country, five seasons – Blackpool (where he scored once against Brighton),[1] Bristol Rovers[2] and Kidderminster Harriers (netting against Grimsby).[3][4] On 24 March 2001, whilst playing for the Saddlers, he scored a hat-trick in a 5–1 home win over Wycombe Wanderers,[5] being crucial to the club's promotion; the following campaign he also figured prominently as Walsall finished 18th and out of the relegation zone, notably scoring twice in a 3–2 home defeat of Rotherham United.[6]

In 2005, at nearly 32, citing personal reasons,[3] Matías returned to Spain and signed with lowly Gimnástica Segoviana CF of Tercera División, helping the Castile and León side win their group albeit without a final playoff promotion. Subsequently, he saw out the remainder of his career in amateur football.

Honours

Walsall

References
  1. "Blackpool 3–1 Brighton". BBC Sport. 10 April 2004. Retrieved 22 December 2010.
  2. Rovers sign ex-Walsall midfielder; BBC Sport, 29 October 2004
  3. Matias quits Harriers; BBC, 23 December 2004
  4. "Grimsby 2–1 Kidderminster". BBC Sport. 20 November 2004. Retrieved 22 December 2010.
  5. Walsall 5–1 Wycombe; BBC Sport, 24 March 2001
  6. Walsall 3–2 Rotherham; BBC Sport, 24 October 2001
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