Matías Donnet

Matías Donnet (born 18 April 1980 in Esperanza, Santa Fe) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Matías Donnet
Personal information
Full name Matías Abel Donnet
Date of birth (1980-04-18) 18 April 1980
Place of birth Esperanza, Santa Fe, Argentina
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Boca Juniors (youth coach)
Youth career
1998 Juventud
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2000 Unión de Santa Fe 58 (12)
2001 Venezia 2 (0)
2002–2005 Boca Juniors 64 (9)
2006 DC United 8 (1)
2007 Belgrano 14 (2)
2007–2009 Newell's Old Boys 27 (2)
2009–2010 Unión de Santa Fe 32 (9)
2011 Olimpia 13 (2)
2012–2013 Unión de Santa Fe 36 (3)
2014–2015 Antigua
2016–2017 Juventud
2019 Juventud
Managerial career
2020– Boca Juniors (youth)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

With Boca Juniors he won the Intercontinental Cup 2003, the Copa Libertadores de América 2003, and the Copa Sudamericana 2004 . At the match for the Intercontinental Cup, Donnet scored the equalizer that took the match to penalty shootout, won by Boca 3–1, and was named Man of the Match.

In 2006, he signed with D.C. United of Major League Soccer in the USA. He scored his first and only goal in the MLS on September 26, 2006 against New York Red Bulls. The goal was scored in the 89th minute and turned out to have been the game winner when Red Bull's Jozy Altidore scored to make the score 4–3 United.

Donnet left D.C. United after the 2006 season and returned to Argentina with Belgrano de Córdoba. Between 2007 and 2009 he played for Newell's Old Boys before returning to his first club Unión de Santa Fe. In summer 2014, Donnet signed with Antigua GFC of the Guatemalan Liga Mayor for one year. He is currently one of their top players in the clausura 2015 season.

In April 2016, Donnet returned to his childhood club Juventud.[1] He decided to rest in 2018, but in February 2019 it was confirmed, that he would take one more year at the club.[2]

Coaching career

At the end of 2019 it was confirmed, that Donnet had been hired as a youth coach at Boca Juniors.[3][4]

Honours

Boca Juniors

Olimpia

References
  1. Matías Donnet: "Llegar a Juventud es volver a casa", lt10.com.ar, 1 April 2016
  2. MATÍAS DONNET JUGARÁ UN AÑO MÁS EN LIGA ESPERANCINA, esperancino.com.ar, 7 February 2019
  3. Matías Donnet se suma al trabajo de Inferiores de Boca Juniors, esperanzadiaxdia.com.ar, 23 December 2019
  4. MATÍAS DONNET HABLÓ DE SU NUEVO ROL DE DT EN INFERIORES DE BOCA Y SU RETIRO EN ESPERANZA, esperancino.com.ar, 28 April 2020
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