Juan Mata
Personal information
Full name Juan Manuel Mata Rodríguez[1]
Date of birth (1964-04-27) 27 April 1964
Place of birth Oviedo, Spain
Height 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1981–1983 Real Oviedo 9 (0)
1983–1984 Oviedo Aficionados
1985–1990 Real Burgos 128 (18)
1990–1991 Orihuela Deportiva 20 (1)
1991–1992 Salamanca 31 (9)
1993–1994 Cartagena 16 (4)
1994–1995 Langreo 5 (0)
Total 209 (30)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Juan Manuel Mata Rodríguez (born 27 April 1964) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a forward.

Early and personal life

Born in Oviedo,[1] Mata is the father of footballer Juan Mata.[2]

Career

Mata played for Real Oviedo, Oviedo Aficionados, Real Burgos, Orihuela Deportiva, Salamanca, Cartagena and Langreo.[1]

Later life

He later co-owned a tapas restaurant in Manchester, England.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Mata, Juan Manuel Mata Rodríguez - Footballer". www.bdfutbol.com.
  2. "Juan Mata aiming to be the drop-in stand-out star at Chelsea | Sid Lowe". 22 August 2011.
  3. Heward, Emily (16 September 2020). "Juan Mata's dad is closing his city centre tapas restaurant". Manchester Evening News.
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