Segundo Matamba

Segundo Matamba

Personal information
Full name	Segundo Manuel Matamba Cabezas
Date of birth	(1976-05-19) May 19, 1976
Place of birth	Guayaquil, Ecuador
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Barcelona
Number	14
Youth career
1992–1995	Barcelona
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1992–1994	Barcelona	29	(0)
1995	Aucas Quito	34	(1)
1996	Deportivo Cuenca	8	(0)
1998	Delfín	30	(2)
1999	Barcelona	19	(2)
2001	Santa Rita	20	(0)
2002–2004	Deportivo Cuenca	93	(0)
2005	Macará	19	(0)
2005	Deportivo Cuenca	2	(0)
2006–2007	Deportivo Quito	74	(0)
2008–present	Barcelona	25	(1)
International career‡
2001– present	Ecuador	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 September 2009 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 September 2009

Segundo Manuel Matamba Cabezas (born May 19, 1976) is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays for Barcelona and the Ecuador national team. He is known as one of the top defenders in the domestic tournament.

Club career

Matamba started out as a Barcelona Sporting Club youth product, but got very little playing time in the beginning. In 1999, he got the opportunity to start in the primary team. Matamba has played in top clubs in Ecuador like, Deportivo Cuenca, Macará, Deportivo Quito. In 2008 Matamba returned to play for the team that gave him that opportunity to play in the majors, Barcelona.

External links

• ecuafutbol.org at the Wayback Machine (archived 2012-05-05)
• barcelonasc.ec at the Wayback Machine (archived 2009-12-06)
• bsc.ec
• Segundo Matamba at National-Football-Teams.com