Matías Fernando Giordano (born 11 September 1979) is a retired Argentine professional

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who played as a

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. He is currently the goalkeeper coach of

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Career

Giordano's footballing career began in 1999 with

Chacarita Juniors Club Atlético Chacarita Juniors (usually known simply as Chacarita) is an Argentine association football, football club headquartered in Villa Crespo, Buenos Aires, while the stadium is located in Villa Maipú, General San Martín Partido of Gre ...

in the

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, but he departed in 2000 after zero appearances. He subsequently joined

Deportivo Merlo Club Social y Deportivo Merlo (usually known simply as Deportivo Merlo) is an Argentinean football club located in Merlo, Buenos Aires. The team currently plays in Primera B Metropolitana, the third division of the Argentine football league system ...

, before spending the 2002–03 Primera B Metropolitana season with Flandria with whom he featured thirty-three times. 2004 saw him join

Deportivo Morón Club Deportivo Morón is an Argentine sports club located in the city of Morón, Buenos Aires. Deportivo Morón's football team currently plays in Primera B Nacional, the second division of the Argentine football league system. The club was found ...

, prior to a return to Deportivo Merlo a year later. In 2005, Giordano was signed by

Comunicaciones Comunicaciones Fútbol Club S.A., better known as Comunicaciones F.C. or Comunicaciones, is a professional association football, football club based in Guatemala City. They compete in the Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala, Liga Nacional, th ...

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. He went on to make one hundred and five appearances for the club. During his time with Comunicaciones, he was loaned out on two occasions.

Primera B Nacional Primera Nacional (usually called simply Nacional B, (English "National B Division"), and known as Primera B Nacional until the 2019–20 season) is the second division of the Argentine football league system. The competition is made up of 38 team ...

Quilmes Quilmes () is a city on the coast of the Rio de la Plata, in the , on the southeast end of the Greater Buenos Aires, being some away from the urban centre area of Buenos Aires. The city was founded in 1666 and is the seat of the eponymous '' ...

loaned Giordano in 2008–09, while

Torneo Argentino A The Torneo Argentino A (in English "Argentine A Tournament") was one of the two leagues that formed the regionalised third level of the Argentine football league system. Clubs in the Torneo Argentino have indirect membership in AFA, while clubs ...

's Talleres loaned him in 2009–10. A total of forty-two appearances followed with Quilmes and Talleres. Giordano left Comunicaciones in 2010 to join

team

All Boys Club Atlético All Boys () is an Argentine sports club based in Floresta, Buenos Aires. The institution is mostly known for its association football, football team, which currently plays in the Primera B Nacional, the second division of the Arge ...

. His first appearance in Argentina's top-flight came on 10 September 2010 in a tie with Colón. For the rest of the season, he was an unused substitute thirty times. Further moves to

Sportivo Desamparados Club Sportivo Desamparados is a sports club from the city of San Juan, and also called Consultants Moravia San Juan Province, Argentina. The football team currently plays in the Torneo Argentino B, which is one of the fourth tier competitions, ...

and

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, either side of a third spell with Deportivo Merlo, occurred between 2011 and 2014. On 13 August 2014, Giordano joined

Huracán Huracán (; ; , "one legged"), often referred to as ''U Kʼux Kaj'', the "Heart of Sky", is a Kʼicheʼ Maya god of wind, storm, fire and one of the creator deities who participated in all three attempts at creating humanity. He also caused th ...

. He played fifteen times in all competitions over four seasons with Huracán, winning the

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and

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, before leaving ahead of the 2017–18 campaign to rejoin Brown in Primera B Nacional. However, after no appearances in a season with Brown, Giordano left in June 2018 to join Primera B Metropolitana team

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Coaching career

Retiring in 2019, he was hired as a goalkeeper coach for

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Career statistics

Honours

;Huracán *

: 2013–14 *

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References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Giordano, Matías 1979 births Living people Footballers from Morón Partido Argentine men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Argentine Primera División players Primera B Metropolitana players Primera C Metropolitana players Primera Nacional players Torneo Argentino A players Chacarita Juniors footballers Deportivo Merlo footballers CSD Flandria footballers Deportivo Morón footballers Club Comunicaciones footballers Quilmes Atlético Club footballers Talleres de Córdoba footballers All Boys footballers Sportivo Desamparados footballers Club Atlético Brown footballers Club Atlético Huracán footballers Club Almirante Brown footballers