He began his career at Hajduk Split as a goalkeeper but
Luka Kaliterna made him a right-back. He was known for his great strength and character. He was also a regular player in the
Yugoslavia national football team during the 1930s. He won the
1940–41 Croatian First League at that time also. From 1941 to 1944, he was in the
Yugoslav Partisans. In 1944, he was captain of the Hajduk Split squad that was formed again on the island of
Vis. From 1944 to 1945, he toured the
Allied liberated territory with Hajduk Split. He won two
SR Croatia championships after the war, in 1945 and 1946. In August 1946, Matošić moved to
Kvarner (today's HNK Rijeka), where he was
player–manager for the duration of the
1946–47 Yugoslav First League. Shortly thereafter, he retired from football. Jozo Matošić is known for discovering
Vladimir Beara, one of the best goalkeepers in the world during the 1950s. During his managerial time at Hajduk Split, he won the
1952 Yugoslav First League. He later went to live in
Dubrovnik where he worked at
NK GOŠK. In his honour, the football academy in Dubrovnik was named after him. ==Honours==