Angelo Mattea (; 21 October 1892 – 1960) was an Italian

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player and manager from

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in the

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. He played club football as a forward or

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for several teams in Italy including Casale, which he helped to win the 1913–14

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, and

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. He also played for the Italy national team five different times between 1914 and 1921, scoring once. Mattea currently holds the record for being the oldest player ever to score their first Serie A goal, a feat which he accomplished at the age of 38 years and 7 days, for Casale, in a 5–1 away loss to Ambrosiana on 28 October 1930.

Honours

Casale *

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: 1913–14

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Mattea, Angelo 1892 births 1960 deaths People from Santhià Footballers from the Province of Vercelli Italian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Men's association football forwards Italy men's international footballers Serie A players Juventus FC players Casale FBC players Torino FC players Italian football managers SSC Napoli managers Atalanta BC managers 20th-century Italian sportsmen