Anxo Mato

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Mato and the second or maternal family name is Pose.
Anxo
Personal information
Full name Ángel Mato Pose
Date of birth (1982-03-30) 30 March 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth Laxe, Spain
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
1996–1997 Baio
1997–1998 Galicia Gaiteira
1998–1999 Bergantiños
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2002 Compostela B
2000–2004 Compostela 60 (7)
2002–2003 → Burgos (loan) 26 (3)
2004–2008 Ourense 87 (15)
2008–2009 Ceuta 20 (0)
2009–2010 Racing Villalbés 14 (2)
2010 Villanovense 18 (2)
2010–2011 Santa Comba 15 (1)
2011–2016 Villanovense 175 (28)
2016–2017 Valdivia 2 (2)
2017–2018 Santa Amalia 24 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 April 2018

Ángel Mato Pose (born 30 March 1982), commonly known by his Galician name Anxo, is a Spanish footballer who plays as a winger.

Club career

Born in Laxe, A Coruña, Galicia, Anxo graduated from Bergantiños FC's youth academy. He joined SD Compostela in 1999, being initially assigned to the reserves.

On 3 September 2000, Anxo played his first match as a professional, coming on as a late substitute in a 0–0 home draw against Real Betis in the Segunda División championship.[1][2] He scored his first goal on 5 November, netting the first of a 2–1 home win over UD Salamanca.[3]

In the summer of 2002, Anxo moved to Burgos CF of Segunda División B in a season-long loan deal.[4] He eventually returned to Compos in June of the following year, after struggling with injuries.[5]

In 2004, Anxo signed for CD Ourense also in the third level. On 4 July 2008, after scoring nine goals during the campaign, he joined fellow league club AD Ceuta.[6]

Anxo subsequently resumed his career in the third division but also in Tercera División, representing RC Villalbés, CF Villanovense (two stints)[7] and Santa Comba CF.[8]

References

  1. ^ El Betis no logra pasar del empate ante el 'Compos' (Betis can not get more than a draw against 'Compos'); Mundo Deportivo, 4 September 2000 (in Spanish)
  2. ^ Anxo debutó con dieciocho años en el Compostela (Anxo made debut with Compostela at the age of eighteen); La Voz de Galicia, 5 September 2000 (in Spanish)
  3. ^ El Compostela fue más agresivo (Compostela were more aggressive); Mundo Deportivo, 6 November 2000 (in Spanish)
  4. ^ Goles para el «Nunca máis» (Goals for "Never more"); La Voz de Galicia, 16 December 2002 (in Spanish)
  5. ^ "Me marcho con cierta decepción" ("I leave a bit disappointed"); Diario AS, 6 June 2003 (in Spanish)
  6. ^ Anxo del Ourense se convierte en el segundo fichaje del Ceuta (Anxo from Ourense becomes Ceuta's second signing) Archived 5 November 2014 at the Wayback Machine; El Pueblo de Ceuta, 4 July 2008 (in Spanish)
  7. ^ Anxo regresa al Villanovense (Anxo returns to Villanovense); Hoy, 10 January 2011 (in Spanish)
  8. ^ Anxo, el pescador del gol (Anxo, the goal fisher); El Periódico de Extremadura, 27 November 2012 (in Spanish)