Mario Cabrera

Mario Cabrera
Personal information
Full name Luis Mario Cabrera Molina
Date of birth July 9, 1956 (1956-07-09) (age 55)
Place of birth La Rioja, Argentina
Playing position Striker
Youth career
Huracán
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1975–1978 Huracán 61 (19)
1978–1980 Castellón 72 (27)
1980–1986 Atlético Madrid 111 (41)
1986–1988 Cádiz 73 (17)
1988–1990 Castellón 55 (7)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Luis Mario Cabrera Molina (born 9 July 1956 in La Rioja) is a retired Argentine footballer who played as a striker.

He played almost his entire career in Spain - twelve seasons in representation of three teams, namely Atlético Madrid.

Football career

Cabrera started his career in Argentina with Club Atlético Huracán in 1975, scoring 19 goals in two years. In 1978 he moved to Spain, starting out with CD Castellón in its second division.

In 1980–81, Cabrera joined Atlético Madrid, but struggled for most of his stay there, overshadowed by Mexican Hugo Sánchez; eventually, the pair complemented itself, combining for 33 La Liga goals in 1984–85, as the capital side finished second and won the domestic cup. After Sánchez's departure to Real Madrid, he played even more, and started in the following year's UEFA Cup Winners' Cup final, lost to FC Dynamo Kyiv.

Towards the end of his career, Cabrera played for Cádiz CF and had a second spell with Castellón (helping it promote to the top level in his first year), retiring at 34 with 209 matches and 63 goals in Spain's main division.

Honours

Season Team Title
1984–85 Atlético Madrid Spanish Cup
1985 Atlético Madrid Spanish Supercup
1985–86 Atlético Madrid Runner-up UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
1988–89 Castellón Second Division

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