Mariano Esteban Uglessich ( born 6 November 1981 in

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) is a retired

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who played as a defender.

Career

Vélez Sarfield, Mexico and Arsenal

He started playing at Vélez Sársfield youth divisions, and debuted professionally on 22 February 2002. He played very briefly for the

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Segunda División de México

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in the first quarter of 2004, but after that returned to Vélez Sársfield. He was part of the team that won the Torneo Clausura 2005 but he hardly ever played due to being overshadowed by

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and

Hernán Pellerano Hernán Darío Pellerano (born 4 June 1984) is an Argentine professional Association football, footballer who plays for Argentine club San Martín de Tucumán as a centre-back. Club career Vélez Born in Buenos Aires, Pellerano made his senior d ...

. During the 2007–08 season, after Pellegrino's departure, Uglessich was a regular starter in Vélez. On 3 February 2009, the central defender left Velez Sarsfield by mutual consent with the club.

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signed the former Velez Sarsfield.

Spain

On 12 August 2009, he signed with

Albacete Balompié Albacete Balompié is a Spanish football team based in Albacete, in the autonomous community of Castile–La Mancha. Founded on 2 August 1940, it currently plays in Segunda División, the second tier of Spanish football, holding home matches ...

. On 7 January 2010 Albacete Balompié released the Argentine defender at his request.

Back to South America: Paraguay

After the match, he played on 8 January 2010, he used his Twitter account to make racial slurs about the Brazilian Players of Santos. In 2012, he signed with

Cerro Porteño Club Cerro Porteño is a professional Paraguayan football club, based in the neighbourhood of Obrero in Asunción. Founded in 1912, Cerro has won 34 Primera División titles and is one of the most popular football clubs in Paraguay. Its presi ...

, where he was champion of the Torneo de Apertura 2012.

O'Higgins

In 2013, he signed with the Chilean Club O'Higgins, where he won the Apertura 2013–14. In the tournament, he played in 12 of the 18 matches. In 2014, he won the

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with the club, playing against

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, and failing the fifth penalty in the

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. He participated with the club in the

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where they faced

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and

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, being third and being eliminated in the group stage. He left the club in the second half of 2014, and signed with

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Titles

Club

;Vélez Sarfield *

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: Clausura 2005 ;Cerro Porteño * División Profesional: Apertura 2012 ;O'Higgins *

: Apertura 2013–14 *

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Individual

;O'Higgins *Medalla Santa Cruz de Triana: 2014

References

External links

Argentine Primera statistics
at BDFA {{DEFAULTSORT:Uglessich, Mariano 1981 births Living people Argentine men's footballers Argentine expatriate men's footballers Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain Footballers from Buenos Aires Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield footballers Arsenal de Sarandí footballers Albacete Balompié players Club Olimpia footballers Argentine people of Croatian descent Cerro Porteño players Querétaro F.C. footballers O'Higgins F.C. footballers Chilean Primera División players Argentine Primera División players Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Expatriate men's footballers in Chile Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Paraguay Men's association football defenders