Werner Mata

Warner Mata is an American former soccer midfielder who earned seven caps with the United States men's national [soccer team|U.S. national team] between 1969 and 1973. He is listed as Walner Mata in some sources.

National team

Mata's first two caps came in losses to Haiti national [football team|Haiti] in April and May 1969. His last game was a 4–0 loss to Poland on March 20, 1973.

Club career

In the mid-1960s, Mata played for Orange [County Soccer Club]. He scored a goal in both a 1966 National Challenge Cup quarterfinal and semifinal games as Orange County went to the championship game. He then moved to the Los Angeles Kickers in the fall of 1966.