Matías Héctor Sebastián Urbano (born 16 February 1981 in Cipolletti,

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) is a former Argentine footballer, who played as a striker.

Career

Urbano began his career in his hometown playing for

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. He made his debut in first division with

Talleres de Córdoba Club Atlético Talleres (; ), mostly known simply as Talleres ( in Rioplatense Spanish, Rioplatense accent and or in Cordobés Spanish, Cordobés accent; ), is an Football in Argentina, Argentine professional sports club based in the city of C ...

in 2001. He later moved to Colombia where he played for

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before migrating to Ecuador to make appearances in the Serie A for Macará and consequently Deportivo Quito. In his first return to Argentina, he signed for

San Lorenzo de Almagro Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro is an Argentine professional sports club based in the Boedo neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its football team, which plays in the Primera División, the first tier of the Argentine foot ...

, 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

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during 2004 and Cruz Azul Oaxaca in 2005. His good performance awoke the interest of Chilean club Deportes La Serena, 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 where he also played in

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scoring 5 goals. In 2009 Urbano joined

San Martín de Tucumán Club Atlético San Martín (mostly known as San Martín de Tucumán) is an Argentine sports club founded in 1909 and based in the city of San Miguel de Tucumán, Tucumán Province. The club is notable for its football team, which currently plays ...

making his third spell in the Argentine Primera, but shortly after he joined the Italian team

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. Urbano earned global recognition after scoring a " rabona" goal against Unión La Calera. Six days after his extraordinary goal, he repeated the "rabona" shot, scoring this time against Deportes Iquique.Con otro golazo de "rabona" de un inspirado Urbano San Felipe vence a Iquique
/ref> He retired in 2015.

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* * at Fútbol XXI {{DEFAULTSORT:Urbano, Matias 1981 births Living people People from Cipolletti Footballers from Río Negro Province Argentine men's footballers Men's 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 men's 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 men's footballers in Colombia Expatriate men's footballers in Ecuador Expatriate men's footballers in Chile Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Expatriate men's footballers in Italy 21st-century Argentine sportsmen