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
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
