Mario Abrante

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Álvarez and the second or maternal family name is Abrante.
Mario
Mario as a Betis player in 2011
Personal information
Full name Pedro Mario Álvarez Abrante[1]
Date of birth (1982-02-02) 2 February 1982[1]
Place of birth Tenerife, Spain[1]
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position Centre-back
Youth career
Longuera-Toscal
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
Representing  Spain
UEFA European Under-16 Championship
Winner 1999 Czech Republic
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Pedro Mario Álvarez Abrante (born 2 February 1982), commonly known as Mario, is a Spanish former professional footballer as a central defender.[2]

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

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Pedro MARIO Álvarez Abrante". El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  2. ^ Galán, Gabriel (21 July 2006). "El Decano revivirá la final de Copa ante el Mallorca" [The Dean will relive the Cup final against Mallorca]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 March 2026.
  3. ^ "El central del Valladolid Mario, cedido al Barça" [Valladolid stopper Mario, loaned to Barça]. El Mundo (in Spanish). 11 August 2003. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
  4. ^ "El Barça incorpora al central Mario, cedido por el Valladolid" [Barça add centre-back Mario, loaned by Valladolid]. La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 11 August 2003. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  5. ^ Guisasola, Carlos (3 December 2003). "El Málaga deja en coma al Barcelona antes del clásico" [Málaga leave Barcelona in a coma before clásico]. El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  6. ^ a b "El barcelonista Mario se va al Recreativo" [Barcelona man Mario goes to Recreativo]. Sport (in Spanish). 20 July 2006. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
  7. ^ "Marcelino necesita seis puntos para completar su mejor campaña en Primera" [Marcelino needs six points to complete his best campaign in Primera]. La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 24 March 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
  8. ^ "Recreativo Huelva 2–1 Gimnastic de Tarragona". ESPN Soccernet. 5 November 2006. Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
  9. ^ "Getafe get Mario from Recreativo". UEFA. 18 July 2007. Retrieved 27 April 2010.
  10. ^ De la Rosa, José Antonio (2 October 2010). "Mario se despide de la temporada por lesión" [Mario says goodbye to season due to injury]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  11. ^ "Mario: "La lesión ha sido lo peor que he tenido en mi vida"" [Mario: "The injury has been the worst that has happened in my life"]. Marca (in Spanish). 9 March 2011. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  12. ^ "Mario, el último legado de Belenguer" [Mario, Belenguer's last legacy]. El País (in Spanish). 1 July 2011. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  13. ^ "Madrid make Barca wait". ESPN Soccernet. 10 May 2011. Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
  14. ^ "Ex jugador del Valladolid Mario (Getafe) ficha por el Betis" [Ex-Valladolid player Mario (Getafe) signs with Betis]. ABC (in Spanish). 8 June 2011. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  15. ^ "Mario se fractura el tercio medio de la clavícula" [Mario fractures collarbone medial end]. Marca (in Spanish). 13 July 2012. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  16. ^ "Mario vuelve a entrenarse con el resto del grupo" [Mario returns to group training]. ABC (in Spanish). 6 November 2012. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  17. ^ "Betis 3–0 Málaga: Reencuentro a lo grande con el gol" [Betis 3–0 Málaga: Rediscovering scoring ways big time] (in Spanish). Goal. 24 February 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  18. ^ "Toño, Mario, Stevanovic y Manu ya son ilicitanos" [Toño, Mario, Stevanovic and Manu are already of Elche]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 6 July 2013. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
  19. ^ Mottram, A.R. (30 July 2013). "Mario firma dos años por el FC Bakú de Azerbaiyán" [Mario signs for two years with Azerbaijan's Baku]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  20. ^ "Mario Álvarez, nuevo jugador del Real Zaragoza" [Mario Álvarez, new player of Real Zaragoza] (in Spanish). Real Zaragoza. 14 August 2014. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
  21. ^ Insawang, Arwatchanon (8 March 2016). "Muangthong United signs former Barcelona defender Mario Abrante". Football Channel Asia. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  22. ^ a b c Manchón, Martín (29 April 2020). "Atlético de San Luis, la vida extra de Mario Abrante" [Atlético de San Luis, Mario Abrante's extra life]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 March 2026.
  23. ^ Gómez, Javier (25 January 2017). "El excordobesista Xisco, campeón de la Supercopa de Tailandia" [Former Córdoba man Xisco, champion of Thailand Supercup]. ABC (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 March 2026.
  24. ^ Bobrowsky, Josef. "European U-16 Championship 1999". RSSSF. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
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