# Chema Mato

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**José Maria 'Chema' Mato Nieto** (born 22 March 1984) is a Spanish former [footballer](/source/Association_football) who played as a [midfielder](/source/Midfielder).

## Club career

Born in [Santander](/source/Santander,_Spain), [Cantabria](/source/Cantabria), Mato made his senior debuts with [Deportivo Rayo Cantabria](/source/Deportivo_Rayo_Cantabria) in the 2003–04 season, in [Tercera División](/source/Tercera_Divisi%C3%B3n). A season later, he joined [Racing de Santander](/source/Racing_de_Santander), being assigned to [the reserves](/source/Racing_de_Santander_B) also in the fourth level. He also appeared two times with the first team (against [Real Madrid](/source/Real_Madrid_C.F.) on 21 December 2005[1] and against [Real Betis](/source/Real_Betis) on 17 June 2007),[2] only limited to the bench, however.

On 17 August 2007 Mato signed with [Racing de Ferrol](/source/Racing_de_Ferrol), in [Segunda División](/source/Segunda_Divisi%C3%B3n).[3] He made his division debut on 2 September, starting in a 3–1 away win over [Polideportivo Ejido](/source/Polideportivo_Ejido).[4] Mato scored his first professional goal on 5 April 2008, the first of a 2–1 home win over [Celta de Vigo](/source/Celta_de_Vigo).[5]

Mato played in [Segunda División B](/source/Segunda_Divisi%C3%B3n_B) but also in the fourth level in the following seasons, representing [Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa](/source/Cultural_y_Deportiva_Leonesa),[6] Rayo Cantabria,[7] [CF Villanovense](/source/CF_Villanovense),[8] [Real Balompédica Linense](/source/Real_Balomp%C3%A9dica_Linense),[9] [CD Guadalajara](/source/CD_Guadalajara_(Spain))[10] and [CD Tudelano](/source/CD_Tudelano).

## References

1. [Real Madrid 1–2 Racing Santander](http://espnfc.com/en/report/188614/report.html?soccernet=true&cc=3888) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20131231213809/http://espnfc.com/en/report/188614/report.html?soccernet=true&cc=3888) December 31, 2013 at the Wayback Machine; [ESPN FC](/source/ESPN_FC), 21 December 2005

1. [Racing Santander 0–2 Real Betis](http://espnfc.com/en/report/204143/report.html?soccernet=true&cc=3888) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20131231213926/http://espnfc.com/en/report/204143/report.html?soccernet=true&cc=3888) December 31, 2013 at the Wayback Machine; ESPN FC, 17 June 2007

1. [El Racing de Ferrol ficha a Chema Mato Nieto, un lateral zurdo (Racing de Ferrol signs Chema Mato Nieto, a left defender)](http://www.elcorreogallego.es/deportes/futbol/futbol-2/ecg/racing-ferrol-ficha-chema-mato-nieto-un-lateral-zurdo/idEdicion-2007-08-17/idNoticia-199636/); El Correo Galego, 17 August 2007 (in Spanish)

1. [Claro triunfo de un Racing que dominó de inicio a fin (Clear triumph of a Racing which dominated from the start until the end)](http://archivo.marca.com/edicion/marca/futbol/2a_division/cronica/es/desarrollo/1031368.html); [Marca](/source/Marca_(newspaper)), 2 September 2007 (in Spanish)

1. [Este Celta no tiene pinta de ascenso (This Celta does not look like promoted)](http://archivo.marca.com/edicion/marca/futbol/2a_division/cronica/es/desarrollo/1108550.html); Marca, 5 April 2008 (in Spanish)

1. [La Cultural ficha a Mato, cerebro del Racing Ferrol (Cultural signs Mato, brain of Racing de Ferrol)](http://www.diariodeleon.es/noticias/deportes/la-cultural-ficha-a-mato-cerebro-del-racing-ferrol_395091.html); Diario de León, 8 July 2008 (in Spanish)

1. [Chema Mato ficha por el Rayo Cantabria (Chema Mato signs for Rayo Cantabria)](http://contrameta.com/chema-mato-ficha-por-el-rayo-cantabria/); Contrameta, 27 July 2011 (in Spanish)

1. [Chema Mato ficha por el Villanovense (Chema Mato signs for Villanovense)](http://contrameta.com/chema-mato-ficha-por-el-villanovense/); Contrameta, 28 June 2012 (in Spanish)

1. [Chema Mato, del Villanovense, nuevo jugador balono (Chema Mato, new *balono* player)](http://www.realbalompedicalinense.net/2013/06/chema-mato-del-villanovense-nuevo.html) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20131202235034/http://www.realbalompedicalinense.net/2013/06/chema-mato-del-villanovense-nuevo.html) 2013-12-02 at the Wayback Machine; Linense's official website, 11 June 2013 (in Spanish)

1. [El C.D. Guadalajara ficha a Chema Mato (C.D. Guadalajara signs Chema Mato)](http://www.deportivoguadalajara.es/web/el-c-d-guadalajara-ficha-a-chema-mato/); Guadalajara's official website, 9 July 2014 (in Spanish)

## External links

- [Chema Mato](https://www.lapreferente.com/J37459/chema-mato.html) at La Preferente

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