Mario Antonio Núñez Villarreal (born 2 March 1976) is a
Chilean former
footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...
well remembered for his spell at
O'Higgins. He played as a
striker.
International career
He made 7 appearances and scored two goals for the
Chile national team in 2000. Along with Chile, he won the .
Personal life
His nickname is ''Oso'' (Bear), but he doesn't know its origin.
After his retirement from football, he has worked in the mining industry, at the
El Teniente
El Teniente ("The Lieutenant") is an underground copper mine located in the Chilean Andes, above mean sea level. It is in the commune of Machalí in Cachapoal Province, Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins Region, near the company town of ...
specifically.
His son, Daniel,
Daniel Núñez
at ATP Tour is a professional tennis player.
Honours
Club
;Provincial Osorno
* Primera B (1): 2007
International
;Chile
* (1):
Individual
* Primera B de Chile Top-Scorer (2): 1998
1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''.
Events January
* January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently s ...
, 2007
* Primera División de Chile Top-Scorer (1): 1999
File:1999 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The funeral procession of King Hussein of Jordan in Amman; the 1999 İzmit earthquake kills over 17,000 people in Turkey; the Columbine High School massacre, one of the first major school shoot ...
* Primera División de Chile Ideal Team (1):
* IFFHS World's Best Top Division Goal Scorer Second place: 1999
File:1999 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The funeral procession of King Hussein of Jordan in Amman; the 1999 İzmit earthquake kills over 17,000 people in Turkey; the Columbine High School massacre, one of the first major school shoot ...
References
External links
*
*
Mario Núñez
at playmakerstats.com (English version of ceroacero.es)
1976 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Rancagua
Chilean footballers
Chilean expatriate footballers
Chile men's international footballers
Chilean Primera División players
Primera B de Chile players
O'Higgins F.C. footballers
Club Deportivo Universidad Católica footballers
Club Deportivo Palestino footballers
Rangers de Talca footballers
Provincial Osorno footballers
Coquimbo Unido footballers
Deportes Magallanes footballers
Argentine Primera División players
Club Atlético Independiente footballers
PFC Naftex Burgas players
Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Argentina
Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria
Expatriate footballers in Argentina
Expatriate footballers in Bulgaria
Instituto O'Higgins de Rancagua alumni
Men's association football forwards
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