Mario Salas (footballer)

Mario Alfredo Salas Saieg (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈmaɾjo ˈsalas], born 11 October 1967) is a Chilean football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. He is the current manager of Ñublense.

Mario Salas
Mario Salas in 2019
Personal information
Full name Mario Alfredo Salas Saieg
Date of birth (1967-10-11) 11 October 1967 (age 57)
Place of birth Santiago, Chile
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
Ñublense (manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1987–1993 Everton 128 (5)
1993–1994 Unión Española 18 (0)
1995 Palestino 27 (1)
1996–1998 Colo-Colo 64 (0)
1998 Santiago Morning ? (?)
1999 Santiago Wanderers 28 (0)
2000 Deportes Antofagasta ? (?)
2001 Everton ? (?)
International career
1993–1997 Chile 5 (0)
Managerial career
2010–2012 Barnechea
2013 Chile U20
2014 Huachipato
2015–2017 Universidad Católica
2017–2018 Sporting Cristal
2019–2020 Colo-Colo
2020 Alianza Lima
2021 Wadi Degla
2021–2022 Huachipato
2023 Magallanes
2024– Ñublense
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Salas earned five caps for the Chile national team, scoring no goals between 1993 and 1997, and made his debut in 1993 in a friendly match against Spain in Alicante. He started his managerial career at Barnechea in 2009. In 2011, he won the Tercera División de Chile title and the promotion to Primera B. In 2012, he was appointed as head coach of the Chile U20 national team after the resignation of Fernando Carvallo.

He completed his BA in Physical education at the Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso.[1]

Managerial statistics

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As of match played 29 October 2024
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Barnechea   1 April 2011 24 November 2012 80 40 20 20 144 100 +44 050.00
Chile U-20 9 January 2013 7 July 2013 14 8 2 4 24 17 +7 057.14
Huachipato 3 January 2014 14 December 2014 51 22 8 21 84 80 +4 043.14
Universidad Católica 4 January 2015 10 December 2017 134 66 25 43 257 194 +63 049.25
Sporting Cristal   2 April 2017 18 December 2018 50 30 12 8 119 43 +76 060.00
Colo-Colo   18 December 2018 25 February 2020 39 19 8 12 60 46 +14 048.72
Alianza Lima   2 April 2020 30 October 2020 19 3 7 9 20 25 −5 015.79
Wadi Degla   1 February 2021 27 May 2021 16 4 4 8 15 19 −4 025.00
Huachipato   18 October 2021 10 November 2022 48 19 10 19 55 60 −5 039.58
Magallanes 26 May 2023 20 December 2023 25 10 4 11 40 40 +0 040.00
Ñublense 1 January 2024 present 35 14 10 11 56 36 +20 040.00
Total 511 235 110 166 874 660 +214 045.99

Honours

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Footballer

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Club

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Unión Española
Colo-Colo

Manager

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Club

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Barnechea
Universidad Católica
Sporting Cristal
Colo-Colo

References

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  1. ^ "Ex alumnos PUCV reviven su paso por la Universidad en Cena Alumni Santiago 2016". Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso. 14 October 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
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