Mario Abrante
Spanish footballer
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Pedro Mario Álvarez Abrante (born 2 February 1982), commonly known as Mario, is a Spanish former professional footballer as a central defender.[2]
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Mario as a Betis player in 2011 | ||||||||||||||
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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 | Centre-back | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
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| 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
Born in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Mario started his senior career with Atlético Madrid, but could only represent its C and B teams. He signed for Real Valladolid in summer 2001, 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.[3]
In 2003–04, Mario was loaned to FC Barcelona,[4] appearing only once for the Catalans officially, in a 5–1 away defeat against Málaga CF on 3 December 2003.[5] As Valladolid were relegated in June, he returned to the Castile and León club for two further seasons in the Segunda División.[6]
Mario joined Recreativo de Huelva in July 2006,[6] being an important defensive element as the Andalusian side finished eighth in the top division under Marcelino García Toral.[7] On 5 November, he scored in the last minute of a 2–1 home win over Gimnàstic de Tarragona.[8]
For the 2007–08 season, Mario moved to Getafe CF,[9] being an undisputed starter in his second year but appearing rarely the following campaigns due to constant injuries.[10][11] His first appearance in 2010–11 – one of just three[12]– only took place on 10 May 2011, in a 4–0 away loss to Real Madrid.[13]
Mario also spent extended periods on the sidelines with his following team, Real Betis, having joined as a free agent in June 2011.[14][15][16] He scored his only goal for the Verdiblancos on 24 February 2013 in a 3–0 home defeat of Málaga,[17] and left after rejecting a new deal.[18]
In late July 2013, Mario signed a two-year contract with Azerbaijan Premier League side FC Baku.[19] He went back to Spain in August 2014, agreeing to a two-year deal at Real Zaragoza.[20]
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.[21] Subsequently, the 37-year-old helped Atlético San Luis to promote to the Mexican Liga MX in 2018–19.[22]
Honours
Muangthong United
Spain U16