Pedro Mario Álvarez Abrante (born 2 February 1982), commonly known as Mario, is a Spanish retired professional footballer as a central defender.
 Mario as a Betis player in 2011 | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Pedro Mario Álvarez Abrante[1] | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 2 February 1982[1] | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Tenerife, Spain[1] | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| Longuera-Toscal | ||||||||||||||
| 1998–1999 | Atlético Madrid | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 1999–2000 | Atlético Madrid C | |||||||||||||
| 2000–2001 | Atlético Madrid B | 28 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2001–2006 | Valladolid | 90 | (3) | |||||||||||
| 2003–2004 | → Barcelona (loan) | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | Recreativo | 24 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2007–2011 | Getafe | 59 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2011–2013 | Betis | 32 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Baku | 30 | (2) | |||||||||||
| 2014–2016 | Zaragoza | 31 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Muangthong United | 19 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2017 | BEC Tero Sasana | 24 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2018–2020 | Atlético San Luis | 55 | (0) | |||||||||||
| Total | 393 | (9) | ||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||
| 1998–1999 | Spain U16 | 9 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 1999 | Spain U17 | 2 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2000–2001 | Spain U18 | 7 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2002–2003 | Spain U21 | 5 | (0) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||
Club career
editBorn in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Mario started his senior career with Atlético Madrid, but could only represent its C and B teams. In summer 2001 he signed for Real Valladolid, making his La Liga debut in the 2001–02 season, playing 17 games and repeating the feat the following campaign, still in the top flight.
In 2003–04, Mario was loaned to FC Barcelona,[2] appearing only once for the Catalans officially, in a 5–1 away defeat against Málaga CF on 3 December 2003.[3] As Valladolid were relegated in June he returned to the Castile and León club for two further seasons, both spent in the Segunda División.
Mario joined Recreativo de Huelva in 2006, being an important defensive element as the Andalusian side finished eighth in the top division. On 5 November 2006, he scored in the last minute of a 2–1 home win over Gimnàstic de Tarragona.[4]
For the 2007–08 season, Mario moved to Getafe CF,[5] being an undisputed starter in his second year but appearing rarely the following campaigns due to constant injuries.[6][7] His first appearance in 2010–11 – one of just three[8]– only took place on 10 May 2011, in a 4–0 away loss to Real Madrid.[9]
Mario also spent extended periods on the sidelines with his following team, Real Betis, having joined as a free agent in June 2011.[10][11][12] He scored only goal for the Verdiblancos on 24 February 2013 in a 3–0 home defeat of Málaga,[13] but they were eventually relegated and he left.
In late July 2013, Mario signed a two-year contract with Azerbaijan Premier League side FC Baku.[14] He went back to Spain in August 2014, agreeing to a two-year deal at Real Zaragoza.[15]
On 8 March 2016, after one and a half seasons in the second tier, Mario moved to the Thai Premier League with Muangthong United FC.[16]
Honours
editMuangthong United
Spain U16
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Pedro MARIO Álvarez Abrante" (in Spanish). El Mundo. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- ^ "El Barça incorpora al central Mario, cedido por el Valladolid" [Barça add centre-back Mario, loaned by Valladolid] (in Spanish). La Vanguardia. 11 August 2003. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- ^ El Málaga deja en coma al Barcelona antes del clásico (Málaga leave Barcelona in a coma before clásico); El Mundo, 4 December 2003 (in Spanish)
- ^ Recreativo Huelva 2–1 Gimnastic de Tarragona; ESPN Soccernet, 5 November 2006
- ^ Getafe get Mario from Recreativo; UEFA, 18 July 2007
- ^ Mario se despide de la temporada por lesión (Mario says goodbye to season due to injury); Diario AS, 2 October 2010 (in Spanish)
- ^ Mario: "La lesión ha sido lo peor que he tenido en mi vida" (Mario: "The injury has been the worst that has happened in my life"); Marca, 9 March 2011 (in Spanish)
- ^ "Mario, el último legado de Belenguer" [Mario, Belenguer's last legacy] (in Spanish). El País. 1 July 2011. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- ^ Madrid make Barca wait; ESPN Soccernet, 10 May 2011
- ^ Ex jugador del Valladolid Mario (Getafe) ficha por el Betis (Ex-Valladolid player Mario (Getafe) signs with Betis); ABC, 8 June 2011 (in Spanish)
- ^ Mario se fractura el tercio medio de la clavícula (Mario fractures collarbone medial end); Marca, 13 July 2012 (in Spanish)
- ^ Mario vuelve a entrenarse con el resto del grupo (Mario returns to group training); Al Final de la Palmera, 6 November 2012 (in Spanish)
- ^ Betis 3–0 Málaga: Reencuentro a lo grande con el gol (Betis 3–0 Málaga: Rediscovering scoring ways big time); Goal, 24 February 2013 (in Spanish)
- ^ Mottram, A.R. (30 July 2013). "Mario firma dos años por el FC Bakú de Azerbaiyán" [Mario signs for two years with Azerbaijan's Baku] (in Spanish). Marca. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
- ^ "Mario Álvarez, nuevo jugador del Real Zaragoza" [Mario Álvarez, new player of Real Zaragoza] (in Spanish). Real Zaragoza. 14 August 2014. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
- ^ Insawang, Arwatchanon (8 March 2016). "Muangthong United signs former Barcelona defender Mario Abrante". Football Channel Asia. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
- ^ Bobrowsky, Josef. "European U-16 Championship 1999". RSSSF. Retrieved 17 April 2020.