Mario Cabrera
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luis Mario Cabrera Molina | ||
| Date of birth | 9 July 1956 | ||
| Place of birth | La Rioja, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Huracán | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1975–1978 | Huracán | 61 | (19) |
| 1978–1980 | Castellón | 73 | (27) |
| 1980–1986 | Atlético Madrid | 111 | (41) |
| 1986–1988 | Cádiz | 73 | (17) |
| 1988–1990 | Castellón | 55 | (7) |
| Total | 373 | (111) | |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Luis Mario Cabrera Molina (born 9 July 1956) is an Argentine retired footballer who played as a striker.
He played almost his entire career in Spain – twelve seasons in representation of three teams, mainly Atlético Madrid.
Football career
Cabrera was born in La Rioja. He started his career in his country 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.
For the 1980–81 season 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 the 1984–85 campaign as the capital side finished second and won the Copa del Rey; 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.[1]
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 | Copa del Rey |
| 1985 | Atlético Madrid | Supercopa de España |
| 1985–86 | Atlético Madrid | Runner-up UEFA Cup Winners' Cup |
| 1988–89 | Castellón | Segunda División |
References
External links
- Stats at Liga de Fútbol Profesional (Spanish)
- Mario Cabrera profile at BDFutbol
- BDFA profile (Spanish)
- Atlético's Encyclopedia bio (Spanish)