Mario Luna
Argentine professional footballer and manager / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Luna and the second or maternal family name is Sarmiento.
Mario Benito Luna Sarmiento (born 19 October 1958) is an Argentine former footballer who played as a forward,[1] and later worked as a manager.[2] He began his career in his native Argentina, moving abroad to spend the 1980 North American Soccer League season with the Washington Diplomats.[3] The rest of his career was spent with a variety of clubs in Spain and Argentina.
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Full name | Mario Benito Luna Sarmiento[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1958-10-19) 19 October 1958 (age 65)[1] | ||
Place of birth | Córdoba, Argentina[1] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1977–1978 | Colón | ||
1978–1980 | All Boys | ||
1980 | Washington Diplomats | 7 | (0) |
1981–1982 | Real Valladolid | 0 | (0) |
1982–1985 | Elche | 6 | (0) |
1982–1983 | → Palencia (loan) | 24 | (4) |
1983–1985 | → Tenerife (loan) | 11 | (1) |
1986–1987 | Estudiantes | ||
1988–1991 | Maspalomas | 12 | (0) |
Total | 60 | (5) | |
Managerial career | |||
1991–1992 | Almería (youth) | ||
1992–1993 | UD Alfacar | ||
1993–1994 | Granada (assistant) | ||
1994–1995 | Recreativo Granada | ||
1996–1997 | Racing Santander (technical assistant) | ||
2001 | Racing Santander (assistant) | ||
2001–2002 | Al Khaleej | ||
2002–2004 | Granada (sporting director) | ||
2006 | Deportivo Alavés | ||
2007 | Deportivo Alavés | ||
2007–2008 | Best International (sporting director) | ||
2008–2009 | UAG (sporting director) | ||
2010–2011 | Cerro Reyes | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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After retiring, he worked as a coach, with his career including stints as manager at Al Khaleej in the United Arab Emirates and Deportivo Alavés in Spain. He has not held a managerial role since leaving Cerro Reyes in 2011.[2]