Mario Cotelo

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Mario Cotelo
Full name	Mario Gutiérrez Cotelo
Date of birth	February 10, 1975 (1975-02-10) (age 33)
Place of birth	Langreo, Spain
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11+¹⁄₂ in)
Playing position	Midfield
Club information
Current club	Getafe CF
Number	7
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1993–1996 1996–2001 1996–1997 2001–2003 2003 2003–	Sporting B Sporting de Gijón →CD Badajoz (loan) Sevilla FC UD Las Palmas Getafe CF	62 (7) 162 (10) 34 (1) 5 (0) 19 (1) 104 (3)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:58, 16 November 2006 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Mario Gutiérrez Cotelo (born 10 February 1975 in Langreo) is a Spanish professional football (soccer) player. He is a midfielder and currently plays for Getafe CF.

Cotelo began his career at Sporting de Gijón and played for their B team in the 1993-94 season. He then spent a season in the senior team, playing just five matches before getting sent back to the B team.

In the 1996-97 season Cotelo started in Sporting's A team, but spent the second half of the season at CD Badajoz. After four full seasons at Sporting he moved to Sevilla FC but played only five league games before a transfer to UD Las Palmas.

Segunda División Getafe signed him in 2003, and he was a key player as the club won promotion in 2004. Cotelo has played more than 30 games in each of Getafe's two subsequent seasons in the Primera División.