Matías Héctor Sebastián Urbano (born 16 February 1981 in
Cipolletti
Cipolletti ( or ) is a city in north of the Patagonian . With a population of 87,492 inhabitants at the , Cipolletti is the third-most populated settlement in the province, after San Carlos de Bariloche and General Roca. Geography
The city is ...
,
Argentina
Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the List of South American countries by area, second-largest ...
) is a former Argentine footballer, who played as a
striker.
Career
Urbano began his career in his hometown playing for
Club Cipolletti. He made his debut in first division with
Talleres de Córdoba
Club Atlético Talleres (; (lit. Workshops Athletic Club) mostly known simply as Talleres (lit. Workshops) or Talleres de Córdoba ) (Córdoba Workshops) is an Argentine sports club from the city of Córdoba. The institution is mostly known fo ...
in 2001. He later moved to Colombia where he played for
Real Cartagena
Real Cartagena is a professional Colombian football team based in Cartagena, that currently plays in the Categoría Primera B. They play their home games at the Jaime Morón León stadium.
History
The origins of Real Cartagena date back to 19 ...
before migrating to Ecuador to make appearances in the Serie A for
Macará
Macará is a city in the Loja Province of Ecuador. It is the seat of the Macará Canton and is on the border between Ecuador and Peru.
The population as of a 1995 census was 11,841 and in 2009 it had an estimated population of 12,896.
It is se ...
and consequently
Deportivo Quito
Sociedad Deportivo Quito is an Ecuadorian non-professional club football club based in Quito. For most of its existence, it competed in Serie A, the highest level of the Ecuadorian professional football league. And currently competes in the Segu ...
. In his first return to Argentina, he signed for
San Lorenzo de Almagro
Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro, commonly known as San Lorenzo de Almagro or simply San Lorenzo (in English: ''Saint Lawrence''), is a sports club of Argentina in the Boedo district of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its football team ...
, but he was relegated to the bench, playing only in one league game for the ''cuervos''. Struggling to get notice he finally decided to leave the club, and relocated to Mexico where he played for
Club León
Club León Fútbol Club, also known as León, is a Mexican professional football club based in León, Guanajuato, that competes in the Liga MX, the top flight of Mexican football.
León has won the Primera División de México/Liga MX title ...
during 2004 and Cruz Azul Oaxaca in 2005. His good performance awoke the interest of Chilean club
Deportes La Serena
Club de Deportes La Serena S.A.D.P., is a Chilean football club based in the city of La Serena, Coquimbo Region. The club was founded 9 December 1955 and plays in the first division of the Chilean football league. Their home games are played ...
, which signed him for the 2006 season. The following year, he continued playing in Chile for
Everton.
In 2008, he transferred to Colombian team
Cúcuta Deportivo
Cúcuta Deportivo Fútbol Club S. A. is a professional Colombian football club based in Cúcuta, which plays in the Categoria Primera B.
The club was officially founded on 10 September 1924, and its first appearance in a professional league wa ...
where he also played in
Copa Libertadores
The CONMEBOL Libertadores, also known as the Copa Libertadores de América ( pt, Copa Libertadores da América), is an annual international club football competition organized by CONMEBOL since 1960. It is the highest level of competition in S ...
scoring 5 goals. In 2009 Urbano joined
San Martín de Tucumán making his third spell in the Argentine Primera, but shortly after he joined the Italian team
Aurora Pro Patria 1919
Aurora Pro Patria 1919, commonly referred to as Pro Patria, is an Italian football club based in Busto Arsizio, Lombardy. It currently plays in Serie C.
In Latin, Pro Patria translates to "For the Fatherland".
History
Pro Patria et Libertate
...
.
Urbano earned global recognition after scoring a "
rabona
In association football, the rabona is the technique of kicking the football where the kicking leg is crossed behind the back of the standing leg.
There are several reasons why a player might opt to strike the ball this way: for example, a right ...
" goal against
Unión La Calera
Unión La Calera is a Chilean football club based in La Calera and competes the Primera División de Chile.
It was founded as Club de Deportes La Calera on 26 January 1954, after the merger of three teams from the city: ''Condor'', ''Calera Come ...
. Six days after his extraordinary goal, he repeated the "rabona" shot, scoring this time against
Deportes Iquique
Club de Deportes Iquique S.A.D.P. is a Chilean football club based in Iquique that is a current member of the Primera B. Founded in 1978, the club's home stadium is the Estadio Tierra de Campeones, which has a 13,171 capacity.
Iquique has spent ...
.
Con otro golazo de "rabona" de un inspirado Urbano San Felipe vence a Iquique
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He retired in 2015.
References
External links
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Argentine Primera statistics
at Fútbol XXI
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1981 births
Living people
People from Cipolletti
Argentine footballers
Association football forwards
Argentine Primera División players
Primera Nacional players
Torneo Argentino A players
Torneo Argentino B players
Club Cipolletti footballers
Almirante Brown de Arrecifes players
Talleres de Córdoba footballers
San Lorenzo de Almagro footballers
San Martín de Tucumán footballers
Sportivo y Biblioteca Atenas de Río Cuarto players
General Paz Juniors footballers
Categoría Primera A players
Real Cartagena footballers
Cúcuta Deportivo footballers
Millonarios F.C. players
Ecuadorian Serie A players
Ecuadorian Serie B players
C.S.D. Macará footballers
S.D. Quito footballers
Ascenso MX players
Club León footballers
Chilean Primera División players
Deportes La Serena footballers
Everton de Viña del Mar footballers
Santiago Morning footballers
Unión San Felipe footballers
Serie C players
Aurora Pro Patria 1919 players
Argentine expatriate footballers
Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Colombia
Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Ecuador
Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Chile
Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Mexico
Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Italy
Expatriate footballers in Colombia
Expatriate footballers in Ecuador
Expatriate footballers in Chile
Expatriate footballers in Mexico
Expatriate footballers in Italy