Pedro Mario Álvarez Abrante (born 2 February 1982), commonly known as Mario, is a Spanish retired professional footballer as a central defender.

Club career

Born in

Santa Cruz de Tenerife Santa Cruz de Tenerife, commonly abbreviated as Santa Cruz (), is a city, the capital of the island of Tenerife, Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, and capital of the Canary Islands. Santa Cruz has a population of 206,593 (2013) within its admi ...

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, Mario started his senior career with

Atlético Madrid Club Atlético de Madrid, Sociedad Anónima Deportiva, S.A.D. (; meaning "Athletic Club of Madrid"), known simply as Atleti in the Spanish-speaking world and commonly referred to at international level as Atlético Madrid, is a Spanish profess ...

, but could only represent its C and B-teams. In summer 2001 he signed for Real Valladolid, making his La Liga debut in the 2001–02 season, playing in 17 games and repeating the feat the following campaign, still in the top flight. In 2003–04, Mario was loaned to FC Barcelona, appearing only once for the Catalans officially, in an infamous 1–5 away defeat against

Málaga CF Málaga Club de Fútbol (, ''Málaga Football Club''), or simply Málaga, is a association football, football club based in Málaga, Andalusia, Spain, that competes in the Segunda División, the second tier of the Spanish football league system, ...

on 3 December 2003. As Valladolid were relegated in June he returned to the

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club for two further seasons, both spent in

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. Mario joined Recreativo de Huelva in 2006, being an important defensive element as the Andalusian side finished eighth in the top level, while scoring his fifth goal as a senior on 5 November 2006 in a last minute 2–1 home win over Gimnàstic de Tarragona. For the 2007–08 season, Mario signed with

Getafe CF Getafe Club de Fútbol (), or simply Getafe, is a professional football club based in Getafe, a city in the Community of Madrid. The team competes in La Liga, the highest tier of the Spanish football system. The club's home stadium (owned and op ...

, being an undisputed starter in his second year but appearing rarely the following campaigns due to constant injuries. His first appearance in

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– one of just three– only took place on 10 May 2011, in a 0–4 away loss against

Real Madrid Real Madrid Club de Fútbol (, meaning ''Royal Madrid Football Club''), commonly referred to as Real Madrid, is a Spanish professional football club based in Madrid. Founded in 1902 as Madrid Football Club, the club has traditionally wor ...

. Mario also spent extended periods on the sidelines with his following team, Real Betis, with which he signed as a free agent in June 2011. He scored his first and only goal for the ''Verdiblancos'' on 24 February 2013 in a 3–0 home defeat of Málaga, but his team was eventually relegated and he left. In late July 2013, Mario signed a two-year contract with

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side

Baku FC FC Baku ( az, "Bakı" Futbol Klubu) is an Azerbaijani football club based in Baku that has been an amateur club since 2016. Prior to that, Baku played 18 seasons in the Azerbaijan Premier League, winning the championship twice and earning the N ...

. After featuring regularly he moved back to Spain, penning a two-year deal with Real Zaragoza. On 8 March 2016, after one and a half seasons in the second level, Mario moved to the Thai Premier League with Muangthong United FC.

Honours

Club

Muangthong United * Thai Premier League:

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* Thai League Cup:

* Thailand Champions Cup:

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International

Spain U16 * UEFA European Under-16 Championship:

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Abrante, Mario 1982 births Living people Spanish footballers Footballers from Santa Cruz de Tenerife Association football central defenders La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Atlético Madrid C players Atlético Madrid B players Real Valladolid players FC Barcelona players Recreativo de Huelva players Getafe CF footballers Real Betis players Real Zaragoza players Azerbaijan Premier League players FC Baku players

Mario Abrante Pedro Mario Álvarez Abrante (born 2 February 1982), commonly known as Mario, is a Spanish retired professional footballer as a central defender. Club career Born in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Mario started his senior career with At ...

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