Mario Núñez
Personal information
Full name Mario Antonio Núñez Villarreal
Date of birth (1976-03-02) 2 March 1976
Place of birth Rancagua, Chile
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
O'Higgins
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1999 O'Higgins 102 (64)
2000 Universidad Católica 9 (6)
2000 Independiente 3 (0)
2001 Universidad Católica 18 (6)
2001 Litex Lovech 0 (0)
2002 Neftochimic Burgas 9 (3)
2002–2003 Palestino 34 (17)
2003–2004 Rangers 28 (6)
2005–2006 O'Higgins 44 (18)
2007–2010 Provincial Osorno 89 (37)
2009 → Coquimbo Unido (loan) 32 (9)
2011 Magallanes 17 (0)
Total 385 (166)
International career
2000 Chile 7 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mario Antonio Núñez Villarreal (born 2 March 1976) is a Chilean former footballer well remembered for his spell at O'Higgins. He played as a striker.

Club career

A product of the O'Higgins youth system, Núñez is one of the historical goalscorers of the club.[1] In the 1999 season, he became the top goalscorer of the league.[2]

Abroad, he had stints with Independiente in Argentina and Litex Lovech in Bulgaria. He also had trials with both Central Córdoba and Sarmiento in 1997 and the Spanish side Salamanca in 2000.[3]

His last club was Magallanes in 2011.[2]

International career

He made 7 appearances and scored two goals for the Chile national team in 2000. Along with Chile, he won the Copa Ciudad de Valparaíso.[4]

Personal life

His nickname is Oso (Bear), but he doesn't know its origin.[2]

After his retirement from football, he has worked in the mining industry, at the El Teniente specifically.[2]

His son, Daniel,[5] is a professional tennis player.[2]

Honours

Club

Provincial Osorno

International

Chile
  • Copa Ciudad de Valparaíso (1): 2000

Individual

References

  1. ↑ Reyes, Luis (28 November 2019). "Goleadores históricos de O'Higgins". AS Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Qué fue de Mario "Oso" Núñez, un chileno goleador mundial... Su hijo tenista, el "apego a Dios" y por qué lo agotó el ambiente del fútbol". Emol (in Spanish). El Mercurio. 23 January 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  3. ↑ "Mario Núñez". En Una Baldosa (in Spanish). 12 August 2019. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  4. ↑ "Mario Núñez". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  5. ↑ Daniel Núñez at ATP Tour


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