Werner Mata is a former U.S. soccer midfielder

Midfielder

A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 who earned seven caps with the U.S. national team

United States men's national soccer team

The United States men's national soccer team represents the United States in international association football competitions. It is controlled by the United States Soccer Federation and competes in CONCACAF...

 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

Haiti national football team

The Haiti national football team represents Haiti in association football and is controlled by the Fédération Haïtienne de Football, the governing body for football in Haiti. Haiti's home ground is Stade Sylvio Cator in Port-au-Prince and their head coach is Edson Tavares...

 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 F.C.

Orange County F.C.

Orange County F.C. was an amateur American soccer club based in Anaheim, California. The club made it to the final of the 1967 U.S. Open Cup, where they lost to Greek American AA. National team players Bayardo Abaunza and Werner Mata spent time with Orange County in the 1960s....

  He scored a goal in both a 1966 U.S. Open 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.