Mario Saccone
Argentine footballer
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Mario Osvaldo Saccone (born August 28, 1970, in San Luis, Argentina) is a former Argentine footballer who played as a forward.
Full name
Mario Osvaldo Saccone
Date of birth
28 August 1970
Place of birth
San Luis, Argentina
Height
1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mario Osvaldo Saccone | ||
| Date of birth | 28 August 1970 | ||
| Place of birth | San Luis, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993–1994 | Gimnasia de Mendoza | – | (–) |
| 1994–1999 | Gimnasia La Plata | 63 | (4) |
| 1997–1998 | → Coquimbo Unido (loan) | 35 | (6) |
| 1999 | → Unión San Luis (loan) | – | (–) |
| 1999–2000 | Juventud Unida SL | – | (–) |
| 2000–2001 | Independiente Rivadavia | 15 | (5) |
| 2001–2002 | Gimnasia de Jujuy | 35 | (6) |
| 2002 | Defensa y Justicia | 14 | (4) |
| 2003 | Shandong Luneng | – | (–) |
| 2004–2006 | Defensa y Justicia | 95 | (13) |
| 2007 | Villa Mitre | 15 | (0) |
| 2007–2011 | Sportivo Italiano | 129 | (18) |
| 2011–2012 | Berazategui | 15 | (0) |
| 2012 | La Plata FC | – | (–) |
| Total | 416 | (56) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
As a player of Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata, Saccone was loaned for two seasons to Chilean Primera División side Coquimbo Unido in 1997. He left the Chilean club after having a fight with the goalkeeper Carlos Tejas.[2] Back in Argentina, he had a brief stint with Unión from his city of birth, San Luis, before returning to Gimnasia La Plata in September 1999 and ending his contract with them a month later.[3]
Teams
Gimnasia y Esgrima de Mendoza 1993-1994[4]- Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata 1994-1996[4]
Coquimbo Unido 1997-1999[5][6][7]- Juventud Unida Universitario 1999-2000[8]
- Independiente Rivadavia 2000–2001
- Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy 2001-2002[9]
- Defensa y Justicia 2002[9]
Shandong Luneng 2003[4]- Defensa y Justicia 2004-2006[10]
- Villa Mitre 2007[8]
- Sportivo Italiano 2007–2011
