Pedro Matías
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pedro Manuel Miguel Matías | ||
| Date of birth | 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) | |
| International career | |||
| 1994 | Spain U21 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Template:Spanish name 2 Pedro Manuel Miguel Matías (born 11 October 1973) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.
He spent the vast majority of his professional career in England, representing six teams mainly Walsall, for which he appeared in 162 official games and scored 27 goals.
Football career
Born in Madrid, Matías was an unsuccessful Real Madrid youth graduate, only playing for its B-side 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 division two, Matías left his country, going on to play in the following decade for six teams in The Football League in England: 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[3] (netting against Grimsby[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; in 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 success against Rotherham United.[6]
In 2005, at nearly 32, citing personal reasons,[3] Matías returned to Spain and signed with lowly Gimnástica Segoviana CF in Tercera División, helping the Castile and León club win its group albeit without a final playoff promotion. Subsequently, he saw out the remainder of his career in amateur football.
Honours
- Walsall
- Football League Second Division: Play-off winner 2001
References
- ^ "Blackpool 3–1 Brighton". BBC Sport. 10 April 2004. Retrieved 22 December 2010.
- ^ Rovers sign ex-Walsall midfielder; BBC Sport, 29 October 2004
- ^ a b Matias quits Harriers; BBC, 23 December 2004
- ^ "Grimsby 2–1 Kidderminster". BBC Sport. 20 November 2004. Retrieved 22 December 2010.
- ^ Walsall 5–1 Wycombe; BBC Sport, 24 March 2001
- ^ Walsall 3–2 Rotherham; BBC Sport, 24 October 2001
External links
- Pedro Matías at BDFutbol
- Pedro Matías at Soccerbase
- 1973 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Madrid
- Spanish footballers
- Madrilenian footballers
- Association football midfielders
- Segunda División players
- Tercera División players
- Real Madrid C footballers
- Real Madrid Castilla footballers
- UD Almería players
- CD Logroñés footballers
- English Football League players
- Macclesfield Town F.C. players
- Tranmere Rovers F.C. players
- Walsall F.C. players
- Blackpool F.C. players
- Bristol Rovers F.C. players
- Kidderminster Harriers F.C. players
- Spain under-21 international footballers
- Spanish expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in England
- Spanish expatriates in England