Enrique Mateos Explained

Enrique Mateos
Fullname:Enrique Mateos Mancebo
Birth Date:15 July 1934
Birth Place:Madrid, Spain
Death Place:Seville, Spain
Height:1.67 m
Position:Striker
Youthclubs1:Boetticher y Navarro
Youthclubs2:Real Madrid
Years1:1952–1953
Caps1:11
Goals1:4
Years2:1953–1961
Caps2:52
Goals2:27
Years3:1961–1964
Caps3:55
Goals3:18
Years4:1964–1965
Caps4:17
Goals4:7
Years5:1965
Caps5:6
Goals5:2
Years6:1965
Caps6:5
Goals6:2
Years7:1965–1966
Caps7:10
Goals7:1
Years8:1966–1967
Caps8:23
Goals8:1
Years9:1968
Caps9:31
Goals9:16
Years10:1969
Clubs10:East London Celtic
Years11:1970–1971
Clubs11:Toluca Santander
Totalcaps:210
Totalgoals:78
Nationalyears1:1957–1960
Nationalcaps1:3
Nationalgoals1:3
Nationalyears2:1957–1961
Nationalcaps2:8
Nationalgoals2:3
Manageryears1:?–?
Managerclubs1:Fuencarral
Manageryears2:1975–1976
Managerclubs2:Pegaso
Manageryears3:1976–1977
Manageryears4:1978
Managerclubs4:Deportivo La Coruña
Manageryears5:1982–1983
Managerclubs5:Fuengirola
Manageryears6:1984–1985
Manageryears7:1985
Managerclubs7:Linares
Manageryears8:1987–1988
Managerclubs8:Ronda
Manageryears9:1988
Managerclubs9:Fuengirola
Manageryears10:1992
Managerclubs10:Orihuela

Enrique Mateos Mancebo (15 July 1934 – 6 July 2001) was a Spanish footballer who played as a striker.

He amassed La Liga totals of 123 games and 48 goals over the course of 13 seasons, representing in the competition Real Madrid, Sevilla and Betis.

Club career

Born in Madrid, Mateos finished his graduation at local and national powerhouse Real Madrid. He was mainly a reserve player during his eight-year spell with the first team, which won 13 major titles during that timeframe; his best output came during the 1956–57 season, when he scored a career-best 14 goals in 21 games en route to the La Liga championship; additionally, he netted nine times in 16 appearances combined in the European Cup, winning the tournament on four occasions.[1] [2]

Mateos left the Merengues in the 1961 summer, with official totals of 93 matches and 50 goals.[2] He subsequently represented, in his country, Sevilla FC, Recreativo de Huelva, Real Betis (two spells with both clubs) and Gimnástica de Torrelavega, suffering a serious injury whilst at the service of the first from which he never fully recovered; until his retirement at the age of 37, he also played for the Cleveland Stokers in the North American Soccer League[3] and East London Celtic in South Africa.

Subsequently, Mateos worked as a manager for roughly twenty years. His biggest achievement at the professional level consisted of leading Cádiz CF to its first-ever promotion to the top flight in 1977, being sacked early into the following campaign as the Andalusians were eventually relegated back.[4]

International career

Mateos earned eight caps for the Spain football team, during four years. He scored in his debut on 31 March 1957, a 5–0 friendly win in Belgium.[5]

Career statistics

! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
1. 31 March 1957 0–3 0–5 Friendly
2. 16 May 1957 Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid, Spain 1–0 4–1 1958 World Cup qualification
3. 22 November 1959 Mestalla, Valencia, Spain 6–2 6–3 Friendly

Death

Mateos died in Seville on 6 July 2001, two weeks shy of his 67th birthday.[6]

Honours

Real Madrid

1953–54, 1954–55, 1956–57, 1957–58, 1960–61

1956–57, 1957–58, 1958–59, 1959–60

1955, 1957

Notes and References

  1. News: Real Madrid CF – All the players in European Cups. RSSSF. 23 February 2014.
  2. Web site: Un histórico de la época de oro. An historical from the golden days. Real Madrid C.F. es. 23 February 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120925093958/http://www.realmadrid.com/cs/Satellite/es/1193040472616/1202817503109/jugador/JugadorLegendario/Mateos.htm. 25 September 2012.
  3. Web site: NASL-. www.nasljerseys.com. 21 May 2018.
  4. Web site: Enrique Mateos. Cadistas 1910. es. 23 February 2014.
  5. Web site: Bélgica, 0 – España 5. Belgium, 0 – Spain 5. Mundo Deportivo. es. 1 April 1957. 23 February 2014.
  6. Web site: Enrique Mateos, ex jugador del Real Madrid. Enrique Mateos, former Real Madrid player. El País. es. 10 July 2001. 23 February 2014.