 Mario Salas in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mario Alfredo Salas Saieg | ||
| Date of birth | 11 October 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | Santiago, Chile | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ñublense (manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1987–1993 | Everton | 128 | (5) |
| 1993–1994 | Unión Española | 18 | (0) |
| 1995 | Palestino | 27 | (1) |
| 1996–1998 | Colo-Colo | 64 | (0) |
| 1998 | Santiago Morning | ? | (?) |
| 1999 | Santiago Wanderers | 28 | (0) |
| 2000 | Deportes Antofagasta | ? | (?) |
| 2001 | Everton | ? | (?) |
| International career | |||
| 1993–1997 | Chile | 5 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2010–2012 | Barnechea | ||
| 2013 | Chile U20 | ||
| 2014 | Huachipato | ||
| 2015–2017 | Universidad Católica | ||
| 2017–2018 | Sporting Cristal | ||
| 2019–2020 | Colo-Colo | ||
| 2020 | Alianza Lima | ||
| 2021 | Wadi Degla | ||
| 2021–2022 | Huachipato | ||
| 2023 | Magallanes | ||
| 2024– | Ñublense | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Mario Alfredo Salas Saieg (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈmaɾjo ˈsalas], born 11 October 1967) is a Chilean football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. He is the current manager of Ñublense.
Salas earned five caps for the Chile national team, scoring no goals between 1993 and 1997, and made his debut in 1993 in a friendly match against Spain in Alicante. He started his managerial career at Barnechea in 2009. In 2011, he won the Tercera División de Chile title and the promotion to Primera B. In 2012, he was appointed as head coach of the Chile U20 national team after the resignation of Fernando Carvallo.
He completed his BA in Physical education at the Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso.[1]
