| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mario Antonio Núñez Villarreal | ||
| Date of birth | (1976-03-02)2 March 1976 (age 49) | ||
| Place of birth | Rancagua, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position | 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 formerfootballer well remembered for his spell atO'Higgins. He played as astriker.
A product of theO'Higgins youth system, Núñez is one of the historical goalscorers of the club.[1] As a member of them, he got promotion to the1999 Primera División after being the runner-up in the1998 Primera B alongside players such asDarío Gálvez,Pedro Rivera,Rolando Azas, among others.[2] In the1999 season, he became the top goalscorer of the league.[3]
Abroad, he had stints withIndependiente in Argentina andLitex Lovech in Bulgaria. He also had trials with bothCentral Córdoba andSarmiento in 1997 and the Spanish sideSalamanca in 2000.[4]
His last club wasMagallanes in 2011.[3]
Núñez made seven appearances and scored two goals for theChile national team in 2000. Along with Chile, he won theCopa Ciudad de Valparaíso [es].[5]
His nickname isOso (Bear), but he doesn't know its origin.[3]
His son, Daniel,[6] is a professional tennis player.[3]
Núñez worked in the mining industry atEl Teniente.[3]
Settled inRancagua, Núñez coaches amateur and school football teams and owns a football academy.[7]
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