Vicente de la Mata (born 1944)

Vicente de la Mata
Personal information
Full name	Vicente de la Mata (H)
Date of birth	2 July 1944
Place of birth	Rosario, Santa Fe Province, Argentina
Date of death	21 November 2024 (aged 80)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team
1961–1970	Independiente
1970–1971	Necaxa
1971–1976	Veracruz
1976–1977	O'Higgins
1978–1979	Argentino de Quilmes
International career
1965–1966	Argentina
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Vicente de la Mata (2 July 1944 – 21 November 2024) was an Argentine footballer. A midfielder, he played most of his club career for Independiente and played for the Argentina national team between 1965 and 1966.

Playing career

Born in Rosario, de la Mata emerged from the youth team of Club Atlético Independiente. He won three Primera División Argentina titles in nine seasons with Independiente. He also helped Independiente win the Copa Libertadores twice.

In 1970, de la Mata moved abroad to play for Club Necaxa in the Primera División de México.^[1] He played one season with Necaxa, and then joined Deportivo Veracruz for five seasons. At the end of his career, he passed through Chile and then played one season in the Primera B Metropolitana with Argentino de Quilmes.^[2]

De la Mata made six appearances for the Argentina national team, including one 1966 FIFA World Cup qualifier.

De la Mata's father, Vicente, was also an Argentine international footballer.^[1] He died on 21 November 2024, at the age of 80.^[3]

^ ^a ^b Rosas, Sergio Luis (1 June 2011). "Recuerdos del Ayer" [Memories of yesterday] (in Spanish). El Siglo de Torreón.
^ Carluccio, Jose (1 August 2010). "Argentina: 1ra. "B" AFA 1978" (in Spanish). Historia y Futbol. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014.
^ Dolor en el fútbol argentino: murió Vicente De La Mata, emblema de Independiente y campeón de la Copa Libertadores (in Spanish)