Mario Alberto Arteaga Herrera (born 29 November 1970) is a Mexican former professional

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who played as a

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Playing career

Club

He played as

during his career, beginning with Chivas in the 1990–91 season. During the following year, Arteaga led Chivas with 9 goalsMedioTiempo
"Mario Alberto Arteaga - León"
Retrieved on January 18, 2013. as the club reached the playoff phase. He struggled to recapture that form, however, scoring only 5 goals the next year and 3 goals with León during the 1993–94 season as his top-flight career began to wind down.

International

Arteaga was also a member of the

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competing at the

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. He appeared twice in the tournament, coming off the bench against Australia and playing from the start against

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.FIFA
"FIFA Player Statistics: Mario ARTEAGA"
Retrieved on January 18, 2013.

Managerial statistics

Honours

Manager

*CONCACAF U-17 Championship 2015 Gold Medal *FIFA U-17 World Cup 2015 Fourth Place

References

External links

Liga MX ProfileCoach Bio U-17 (Spanish)
1970 births Living people Footballers from Guadalajara, Jalisco Mexican people of Basque descent Men's association football forwards Mexican men's footballers Olympic footballers for Mexico Footballers at the 1992 Summer Olympics C.D. Guadalajara footballers Club León footballers Club Universidad Nacional footballers Mexican football managers Dorados de Sinaloa managers {{Mexico-footy-forward-stub