Ángel Mato Pose (born 30 March 1982), commonly known by his Galician name Anxo, is a Spanish

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who plays as a winger.

Club career

Born in Laxe,

A Coruña A Coruña (; ; also informally called just Coruña; historical English: Corunna or The Groyne) is a city and municipality in Galicia, Spain. It is Galicia's second largest city, behind Vigo. The city is the provincial capital of the province ...

, 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 Real Betis Balompié, known as Real Betis () is a Spanish professional association football, football club based in Seville, Andalusia, Spain. It plays in La Liga, the Spanish football league system, top flight of Spanish football. It plays home ...

in the

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championship. He scored his first goal on 5 November, netting the first of a 2–1 home win over

UD Salamanca Unión Deportiva Salamanca, S.A.D. () was a historical Spanish football team based in Salamanca, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded on 9 February 1923 and nicknamed ''Los Charros'', the club played in white shirts and black ...

. In the summer of 2002, Anxo moved to Burgos CF of

Segunda División B Segunda División B (English: second division B) was the third tier of the Spanish football league system containing 102 teams divided into five groups, until it was replaced by the new structure in 2021. It was administered by the Royal Spanish ...

in a

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-long loan deal. He eventually returned to ''Compos'' in June of the following year, after struggling with injuries. In 2004, Anxo signed for

CD Ourense Club Deportivo Ourense, S.A.D. was a Spanish football team based in Ourense, in the autonomous community of Galicia. Founded in 1952 after the dissolution of old UD Orensana, it played in Segunda División B – Group 1, holding home games a ...

also in the third level. On 4 July 2008, after scoring nine goals during the campaign, he joined fellow league club

AD Ceuta Asociación Deportiva Ceuta was a Spanish football team based in the autonomous city of Ceuta. Founded in 1996, its last season was 2011–12 in Segunda División B, holding home matches at '' Estadio Alfonso Murube'', with a capacity of 6,500. ...

. Anxo subsequently resumed his career in the third division but also in

Tercera División Tercera División () was the fourth tier of the Spanish football league system. Until 1977, it was the third tier of the Spanish football league system. Founded in 1929, it was below the ''Primera División'' (also known as La Liga), the ''Segund ...

, representing RC Villalbés, CF Villanovense (two stints) and Santa Comba CF.Anxo, el pescador del gol (Anxo, the goal fisher)
El Periódico de Extremadura, 27 November 2012 (in Spanish)

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Anxo Mato 1982 births Living people People from Bergantiños Footballers from the Province of A Coruña Spanish men's footballers Men's association football wingers Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players SD Compostela footballers Burgos CF footballers CD Ourense footballers AD Ceuta footballers CF Villanovense players 21st-century Spanish sportsmen