Mariano Florencio Mina Orobio (born March 3, 1979) is an

Ecuador Ecuador, officially the Republic of Ecuador, is a country in northwestern South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. It also includes the Galápagos Province which contain ...

ian

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who plays as a

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for the top level Ecuadorian club Emelec.

Career

He started his career in several lower division teams before being signed in 2004 by then first division club Aucas, however he never played one match with Aucas which gave it away on loan for 2 seasons to

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. Success in

avoided him and he was transferred on a free to

Macará Macará is a city in the Loja Province of Ecuador. It is the seat of the Macará Canton and is located on the border between Ecuador and Peru. The population as of the 2001 census was 11,483. It is served by José María Velasco Ibarra Airpor ...

where he stayed for 2 seasons and then he was signed by

Deportivo Cuenca Club Deportivo Cuenca is an Ecuadorian football club based in Cuenca. They currently play in the Serie A, the top-flight football league in the country, and is one of two clubs from Cuenca to have played in the top-flight (the other being LDU ...

where he played very well, this attracted the interest of Ecuadorian giants Emelec, which signed the player at the end of 2008. He immediately established himself as a first team regular and won his first cap for the Ecuadorian National Squad.

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* 1979 births Living people Footballers from Esmeraldas, Ecuador Men's association football central defenders Ecuadorian men's footballers 21st-century Ecuadorian sportsmen Ecuador men's international footballers Barcelona S.C. footballers C.S.D. Macará footballers C.D. Cuenca footballers C.S. Emelec footballers S.D. Quito footballers C.D. Olmedo footballers Ecuadorian Serie A players {{Ecuador-footy-defender-stub