| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pedro Mario Álvarez Abrante | ||
| Date of birth | 2 February 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Betis | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Atlético Madrid | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1999–2000 | Amorós | ||
| 2000–2001 | Atlético B | 28 | (0) |
| 2001–2006 | Valladolid | 90 | (3) |
| 2003–2004 | → Barcelona (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Recreativo | 24 | (1) |
| 2007–2011 | Getafe | 59 | (0) |
| 2011– | Betis | 6 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1998–1999 | Spain U16 | 9 | (1) |
| 1999 | Spain U17 | 2 | (1) |
| 2000–2001 | Spain U18 | 7 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | Spain U21 | 5 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 November 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
|||
Pedro Mario Álvarez Abrante (born 2 February 1982 in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands), simply Mario, is a Spanish footballer who plays for Real Betis in La Liga, as a central defender.
Contents |
Mario started his senior career with Atlético Madrid, but could only represent its C and B teams. In the 2001 summer, he signed for Real Valladolid, making his La Liga debut in the 2001–02 season, playing in 17 games, and repeating the feat in the following campaign, still in the top flight.
In 2003–04, Mario was loaned to FC Barcelona, appearing only once for the Catalans officially, in an infamous 1–5 away defeat against Málaga CF, on 3 December 2003. As Valladolid was relegated in that season, he returned to the Castile and León outfit for two further seasons, both spent in Segunda División.
Mario joined Recreativo de Huelva in 2006, being an important defensive element as the Andalusian outfit finished eighth in the top level, while scoring his fourth goal as a professional on 5 November 2006, in a last minute 2–1 home win over Gimnàstic de Tarragona.[1]
In 2007–08, Mario signed for Getafe CF,[2] being an undisputed starter in his second season, but appearing rarely in the following ones, due to constant injuries (his first appearance in 2010–11 - one of just three - only took place on 10 May 2011, in a 0–4 away loss against Real Madrid[3]).
|
|
|||||||
|
|||||