Sónia Matias
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Sónia Patricia Pereira Matias (born 17 May 1983) is a Portuguese former football defender who played for Prainsa Zaragoza and RCD Espanyol of Spain's Primera División.[1] She also played for SU 1º Dezembro in Portugal's Campeonato Nacional. With the Portugal national team[2] she won 55 caps between 2005 and 2012, scoring four goals.
.jpg) Matias in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sónia Patricia Pereira Matias | ||
| Date of birth | 17 May 1983 (age 41) | ||
| Place of birth | Loures, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| S.U. 1º de Dezembro | |||
| 2007–2010 | Prainsa Zaragoza | 57 | (9) |
| 2010–2014 | RCD Espanyol | 105 | (5) |
| International career | |||
| 2005–2012 | Portugal | 55 | (4) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Pereira and the second or paternal family name is Matias.
She ended her playing career in summer 2014,[3] after Espanyol decided not to renew her contract.[4] She remained in Catalonia and in October 2014 she took a job as women's football co-ordinator at Molins de Rei CF.[5]
References
- ^ Profile in RCD Espanyol's web
- ^ Call-up for the 2013 Euro qualifying's October 2011 matches in the FPF's web
- ^ "Sónia Matias termina carreira futebolística" (in Portuguese). Futebol Feminino Portugal. 17 July 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- ^ Juarez, Mari Carmen (25 June 2014). "Sonia Matias y Emma Marqués no continuarán en el Espanyol" (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- ^ "Sónia Matias é a nova coordenadora do Molins de Rei CF" (in Portuguese). Futeboll Feminino Portugal. 8 October 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sónia Matias (footballer).
- Sónia Matias – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Profile at aupaAthletic.com (in Spanish)
- Profile at Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
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