Mario Salas (footballer)

Mario Salas

Personal information
Full name	Mario Alfredo Salas Saieg
Date of birth	(1967-10-11) 11 October 1967
Place of birth	Santiago, Chile
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Universidad Católica (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)
1999	Santiago Wanderers	28	(0)
International career
1993–1997	Chile	5	(0)
Managerial career
2010–2012	Barnechea
2013	Chile U-20
2014	Huachipato
2015–2017	Universidad Católica
2018–	Sporting Cristal
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mario Alfredo Salas Saieg (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈmaɾjo ˈsalas], born 11 October 1967) is a former Chilean football midfielder. He obtained a total number of five caps for the Chilean national team, scoring no goals between 1993 and 1997. Salas made his debut on 1993-09-08 in a friendly match against Spain in Alicante. He started his managerial career at Barnechea in 2009. In 2011, he wins the Tercera División de Chile title and the promotion to Primera B. In 2012, he is appointed as Head Coach of the Chile U20 National Football Team after the resign of Fernando Carvallo.

Honours

Footballer

Club

Unión Española

• Copa Chile (1): 1993

Colo-Colo

• Primera División (1): 1996, 1998
• Copa Chile (1): 1996
• Torneo Clausura (1): 1997

Manager

Club

Barnechea

• Tercera División (1): 2011

Universidad Católica

• Primera División de Chile (2): Torneo Clausura 2015–16, Torneo Apertura 2016–17
• Supercopa de Chile (1) 2016

External links

• Mario Salas at National-Football-Teams.com