Love for football without limits – a 70-year-old former miner plays in goal for a local club
Angel Mateos, a 70-year-old former miner, made an unlikely return to official football by stepping between the posts for Colunga in their match against Praviano this Sunday. The fixture, part of Group II in the Tercera RFEF, came late in the season with both sides already safe from danger.Goalkeeper, 70, set to feature for Spanish clubAt 70, former miner turned goalkeeper Angel Mateos Gonzalez is proving age is just a number. pic.twitter.com/H35cYj7N9z— Timothy ⚽🇳🇬 (@chocolate_beee) April 29, 2026 Despite relentless rain, Mateos was handed a starting role and spent around twenty minutes on the pitch. In that short spell, he pulled off an impressive low save to deny Praviano before eventually conceding from a corner. When he was substituted, the crowd responded with warm applause.His football journey stretches back half a century, beginning with Turon in Getxo. Although he stepped away from registered competition in 1998, Mateos never fully left the game—continuing to feature in informa..