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Goalkeeper, 70, set to feature for Spanish fifth-tier club
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- CD Colunga Image caption, CD Colunga used an AI-generated image of Angel Mateos Gonzalez to announce the news
- When he pulls on the gloves for CD Colunga against visitors Praviano in the fifth tier of Spanish football on Sunday, he will reportedly become the oldest player to appear in an official match in Spain.
- Colunga said it has named Mateos in the matchday squad for the Tercera Federacion Group Two fixture as a "tribute" to the keeper, who originally retired from competitive football at the age of 43.
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CD Colunga Image caption, CD Colunga used an AI-generated image of Angel Mateos Gonzalez to announce the news
10 Comments At 70, former miner-turned-goalkeeper Angel Mateos Gonzalez is proving age is just a number.
When he pulls on the gloves for CD Colunga against visitors Praviano in the fifth tier of Spanish football on Sunday, he will reportedly become the oldest player to appear in an official match in Spain.
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