Mario Núñez

Mario Núñez
Personal information
Full name	Mario Antonio Núñez Villarreal
Date of birth	2 March 1976 (age 48)
Place of birth	Rancagua, Chile
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
	O'Higgins
Senior career*
Years	Team
1995–1999	O'Higgins
2000	Universidad Católica
2000	Independiente
2001	Universidad Católica
2001	Litex Lovech
2002	Neftochimic Burgas
2002–2003	Palestino
2003–2004	Rangers
2005–2006	O'Higgins
2007–2010	Provincial Osorno
2009	→ Coquimbo Unido (loan)
2011	Magallanes
Total
International career
2000	Chile
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mario Antonio Núñez Villarreal (born 2 March 1976) is a Chilean former footballer well remembered for his spell at O'Higgins. He played as a striker.

Club career

A product of the O'Higgins youth system, Núñez is one of the historical goalscorers of the club.^[1] As a member of them, he got promotion to the 1999 Primera División after being the runner-up in the 1998 Primera B alongside players such as Darío Gálvez, Pedro Rivera, Rolando Azas^[es], among others.^[2] In the 1999 season, he became the top goalscorer of the league.^[3]

Abroad, he had stints with Independiente in Argentina and Litex Lovech in Bulgaria. He also had trials with both Central Córdoba and Sarmiento in 1997 and the Spanish side Salamanca in 2000.^[4]

His last club was Magallanes in 2011.^[3]

International career

He made 7 appearances and scored two goals for the Chile national team in 2000. Along with Chile, he won the Copa Ciudad de Valparaíso^[es].^[5]

Personal life

His nickname is Oso (Bear), but he doesn't know its origin.^[3]

After his retirement from football, he has worked in the mining industry, at the El Teniente specifically.^[3]

His son, Daniel,^[6] is a professional tennis player.^[3]

Honours

Club

Provincial Osorno

Primera B (1): 2007

International

Chile

Copa Ciudad de Valparaíso^[es] (1): 2000^[es]

Individual

Primera B de Chile Top-Scorer (2): 1998, 2007
Primera División de Chile Top-Scorer (1): 1999
Primera División de Chile Ideal Team (1): 1999^[es]
IFFHS World's Best Top Division Goal Scorer Second place: 1999

References

^ Reyes, Luis (28 November 2019). "Goleadores históricos de O'Higgins". AS Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 November 2023.
^ "Club Deportivo O'HIGGINS". Fútbol en América (in Spanish). 5 December 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Qué fue de Mario "Oso" Núñez, un chileno goleador mundial... Su hijo tenista, el "apego a Dios" y por qué lo agotó el ambiente del fútbol". Emol (in Spanish). El Mercurio. 23 January 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
^ "Mario Núñez". En Una Baldosa (in Spanish). 12 August 2019. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
^ "Mario Núñez". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 July 2022.
^ Daniel Núñez at ATP Tour

External links

Mario Núñez at Soccerway
Mario Núñez at BDFA (in Spanish)
Mario Núñez at PlaymakerStats.com

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[1] Reyes, Luis (28 November 2019). "Goleadores históricos de O'Higgins". AS Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 November 2023.

[2] "Club Deportivo O'HIGGINS". Fútbol en América (in Spanish). 5 December 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2024.

[emol-3] "Qué fue de Mario "Oso" Núñez, un chileno goleador mundial... Su hijo tenista, el "apego a Dios" y por qué lo agotó el ambiente del fútbol". Emol (in Spanish). El Mercurio. 23 January 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2022.

[4] "Mario Núñez". En Una Baldosa (in Spanish). 12 August 2019. Retrieved 13 November 2023.

[5] "Mario Núñez". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 July 2022.

[6] Daniel Núñez at ATP Tour

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