Mario Varas
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mario Hernán Varas Pinto | ||
| Date of birth | 28 November 1951 | ||
| Place of birth | Copiapó, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Full-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1963–1968 | Universidad Católica | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1968–1969 | Universidad Católica | ||
| 1970–1974 | Unión Española | ||
| 1974–1983 | Palestino | ||
| 1983 | Moroka Swallows | ||
| 1984 | AmaZulu | ||
| 1984–1986 | Orlando Pirates | ||
| 1987 | Moroka Swallows | ||
| 1988–1989 | Orlando Pirates | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Mario Hernán Varas Pinto (born 28 November 1951) is a Chilean former footballer who played as a full-back.
Career
[edit | edit source]A full-back who played along both sidelines,[2] Varas played for clubs in both Chile and South Africa. A product of Universidad Católica youth system,[3] in Chile he also played for Unión Española and Palestino.[4] He is a well remembered player of Palestino in the 1970s, a successful stint for the club, winning the 1978 Primera División,[2] coinciding with players such as Oscar Fabbiani and Elías Figueroa.[5] Previously, he had won the 1973 Primera División with Unión Española, becoming one of the two players, along with Raúl Cárcamo, who was champion with both colony teams.[4]
In South Africa, he played for Moroka Swallows,[6] AmaZulu and Orlando Pirates[7] between 1983 and 1989. He had come to South Africa in 1983, when he joined Moroka Swallows where he coincided with the Chilean footballers Raúl González and Eddie Campodónico, thanks to Chilean coach Mario Tuane.[8]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]He was nicknamed Perro Varas (Dog Varas), due to his aggressiveness to mark the opponents.[9]
Honours
[edit | edit source]Unión Española
Palestino
- Chilean Primera División: 1978
- Copa Chile: 1975, 1977
Moroka Swallows
Orlando Pirates
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Mario Varas at WorldFootball.netLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- 1951 births
- Living people
- People from Copiapó
- 20th-century Chilean sportsmen
- Chilean men's footballers
- Footballers from Atacama Region
- Men's association football full-backs
- Club Deportivo Universidad Católica footballers
- Unión Española footballers
- Club Deportivo Palestino footballers
- Moroka Swallows F.C. players
- AmaZulu F.C. players
- Orlando Pirates F.C. players
- Chilean Primera División players
- Chilean expatriate men's footballers
- Chilean expatriate sportspeople in South Africa
- Expatriate men's soccer players in South Africa
- Chilean football defender stubs