Mario Jorge Tuane Escaff (27 July 1927 – 13 August 2017), sometimes referred as Mario Tuani, was a Chilean

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Career

As a football player, Tuane played for Green Cross for a season. He came to South Africa after having coached Doxa Drama in Greece, where he arrived from Chile following the

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. He mainly worked in South Africa for some 30 years, where he held the distinction of coaching

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and

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. His record shows two league titles: First the 1979 National Professional Soccer League with Kaizer Chiefs and then the

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with Mamelodi Sundowns. In addition, he won the

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with Kaizer Chiefs in 1979 and Moroka Swallows in 1983. In 1980 he coached

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in Uruguay for some months, where he took with him the South African players Shaka Ngcobo and Ace Knomo, in addition to the Ghanaian player John Nketia Yawson. It was said he had been signed due to his ability to understand African players. In 1981 he returned to Chile and joined

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. As manager of Palestino, he promoted the signing of two South African players in Chilean football. While the goalkeeper David Waterson played for

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, Rodney Anley played for Palestino and scored a goal what allowed the club not be relegate to the

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. Back in South Africa in 1983, he joined

and took with him Chilean players

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, Eddie Campodónico and Mario Varas. From his friendship with González, it was said that Tuane promoted the joining of

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, the son of Rául who was born in South Africa, to the Universidad Católica youth ranks. The last club that he coached was

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in 1999, with Raúl González as his assistant.

Personal life

He was nicknamed ''El Padrino'' (The Godfather) and also had passion for the

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. His wife was Greek. After his retirement, he made his home in

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, Chile.

Honours

Kaizer Chiefs * National Professional Soccer League: 1979 *

: 1979 Moroka Swalowws *

: 1983 Mamelodi Sundowns *

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: 1988

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Tuane, Mario 1927 births 2017 deaths Footballers from Santiago, Chile Chilean men's footballers Club de Deportes Green Cross footballers Chilean Primera División players Chilean football managers Chilean expatriate football managers Hellenic F.C. managers Highlands Park F.C. managers Moroka Swallows F.C. managers Lusitano F.C. (South Africa) managers Orlando Pirates F.C. managers Kaizer Chiefs F.C. managers Peñarol managers Club Deportivo Palestino managers AmaZulu F.C. managers Giant Blackpool managers Mamelodi Sundowns F.C. managers Uruguayan Primera División managers Chilean Primera División managers Premier Soccer League managers Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Greece Chilean expatriate sportspeople in South Africa Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Uruguay Expatriate football managers in Greece Expatriate soccer managers in South Africa Expatriate football managers in Uruguay Men's association football goalkeepers 20th-century Chilean sportsmen