Mario Hernán Varas Pinto (born 28 November 1951) is a Chilean former

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who played as a full-back.

Career

A full-back who played along both sidelines,Mario 'El Perro' Varas
Palestino Histórico on Facebook Varas played for clubs in both Chile and South Africa. A product of Universidad Católica youth system, in Chile he also played for

Unión Española Club Unión Española S.A.D.P. is a professional football club based in the Independencia neighborhood, commune of Santiago, Chile. They currently participate in the Primera División de Chile. It has a branch of women's football, and compete ...

and

Palestino Club Deportivo Palestino is a professional football club based in the city of Santiago, Chile. The club was founded in 1920 and plays in the Primera División de Chile. They play their home games at the Estadio Municipal de La Cisterna stadiu ...

. He is a well remembered player of Palestino in the 1970s, a successful stint for the club, winning the 1978 Primera División, coinciding with players such as Oscar Fabbiani and

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. Previously, he had won the 1973 Primera División with Unión Española, becoming one of the two players, along with Raúl Cárcamo, who was champion with both colony teams. In South Africa, he played for

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and

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between 1983 and 1989. He had came to South Africa in 1983, when he joined

where he coincided with the Chilean footballers

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and Eddie Campodónico, thanks of Chilean coach

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Personal life

He was nicknamed ''Perro Varas'' (Dog Varas), due to his aggressiveness to mark the opponents.

Honours

Unión Española *

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1973 Events January * January 1 - The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark 1973 enlargement of the European Communities, enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union. * January 15 – Vietnam War: ...

Palestino *

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1978 Events January * January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213. * January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd government). * January 6 – ...

Copa Chile The Copa Chile (''Chile Cup'') is an annual cup competition for Chilean football teams. Due to time constraints and club pressure, the trophy was cancelled in 2000, but returned in 2008. Its precursor was the Campeonato de Apertura (''Opening Ch ...

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1975 It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe. Events January * January 1 - Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. ...

1977 Events January * January 8 – Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group. * January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (now the Democrati ...

Moroka Swallows *

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1983 The year 1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call. Events January * January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to TCP/IP is officially completed (this is considered to be the beginning ...

Orlando Pirates *

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References

External links

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Mario Varas
at playmakerstats.com (English version of ceroacero.es) 1951 births Living people People from Copiapó Chilean footballers Chilean expatriate footballers Club Deportivo Universidad Católica footballers Unión Española footballers Club Deportivo Palestino footballers Moroka Swallows F.C. players AmaZulu F.C. players Orlando Pirates F.C. players Chilean Primera División players Chilean expatriate sportspeople in South Africa Expatriate soccer players in South Africa Men's association football defenders {{Chile-footy-bio-stub