Matias Ezequiel Mantilla (born 14 February 1981) is an Argentine

Argentina

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 footballer who plays for Independiente Rivadavia as a defender

Defender (association football)

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Mantilla started his career in 2000 with Argentinos Juniors

Argentinos Juniors

Asociación Atlética Argentinos Juniors is an Argentine football club based in La Paternal, Buenos Aires. Founded on August 15, 1904, the club was originally called the “Martyrs of Chicago”, in homage to the eight anarchists imprisoned or hanged after the 1886 Haymarket Riot in Chicago.-Early...

 in the Primera Division Argentina

Primera División Argentina

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. In 2002 the club were relegated, but Mantilla stayed with them until his move to Club Atlético Huracán

Club Atlético Huracán

Club Atlético Huracán is a sports club from the Parque Patricios neighbourhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The football team currently plays in the Primera B Nacional, the second level of the Argentine football league system. Huracán home stadium is the Estadio Tomás Adolfo Ducó.Huracán was...

 in 2003. He moved down another division in 2005 to play for Defensores de Belgrano

Defensores de Belgrano

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 in the Argentine third tier

Primera B Metropolitana

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. Mantilla was acquired by Real Salt Lake

Real Salt Lake

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 in 2007 at the same time as fellow Argentines Fabian Espindola

Fabián Espíndola

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 and Javier Morales

Javier Morales

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, where he scored one goal in 17 Major League Soccer

Major League Soccer

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 appearances.