Manny Matos (footballer)

This article is about the soccer player from New Haven. For soccer player from Long Island, see Manny Matos (soccer).

Manny Matos

Personal information
Full name	Manuel Matos
Place of birth	São Miguel Island, Portugal
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Playing position	Midfielder
Youth career
1971-1974	West Virginia Mountaineers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1975-1976	Philadelphia Atoms	20	(1)
1978	New England Tea Men
–	Rhode Island Oceaneers
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Manuel "Manny" Matos is a retired Portuguese-American football (soccer) midfielder who played professionally in the North American Soccer League and American Soccer League.

A native of Portugal, Matos grew up in New Bedford, MA. In 1971, he graduated from New Bedford High School. He is a member of the New Haven Athletic Hall of Fame.^[1] He attended West Virginia University where he was a 1973 and 1974 Honorable Mention (third team) All American soccer player.^[2] In 1975, he turned professional with the Philadelphia Atoms of the North American Soccer League. In 1977, Matos returned to New Bedford where he became the High School boys soccer coach. He would coach the team for twenty-four years and was inducted into the Massachusetts High School Soccer Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 2001.^[3] In 1978, he briefly returned to the NASL with the New England Tea Men. He also played for the Rhode Island Oceaneers of the American Soccer League and for Portuguese Sports of the Luso American Soccer Association (LASA).

References

1. ^ New Bedford Hall welcomes Watkins
2. ^ New Bedford coach eyes elusive title
3. ^ SCHOOLS - EMass soccer standouts honored Boston Herald - Wednesday, February 7, 2001

External links

• NASL stats
• Philadelphia Atoms player registry

Persondata
Name	Matos, Manny
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth
Place of birth	São Miguel Island, Portugal
Date of death
Place of death