Mario Antonio Aravena Bonilla (born 31 January 1985) is a

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an former

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who played as an

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Career

A product of

Coquimbo Unido Coquimbo Unido is a Chilean football club based in the city of Coquimbo. The club was founded August 30, 1958 and will play in the Chilean Primera División on 2022. Their home games are played at the Estadio Municipal Francisco Sánchez Rumoroso ...

youth system, Aravena played for them,

Unión Española Club Unión Española S.A.D.P. is a professional association football, football club based in the Independencia, Chile, Independencia neighborhood, commune of Santiago, Chile. They currently participate in the Chilean Primera Division, Primera D ...

Universidad de Concepción Universidad (Spanish for "university") may refer to: Places * Universidad, San Juan, Puerto Rico * Universidad (Madrid) Football clubs * Universidad SC, a Guatemalan football club that represents the Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala ...

and Deportes Concepción at professional level. In 2023, as a member of Unión Bellavista from

Coquimbo Coquimbo is a port city, commune and capital of the Elqui Province, located on the Pan-American Highway, in the Coquimbo Region of Chile. Coquimbo is situated in a valley south of La Serena, with which it forms Greater La Serena with more than ...

, he took part in the

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, alongside former professional players such as Ángel Carreño, Eladio Herrera, Gustavo Fuentealba,

Renato Tarifeño Renato Nicolás Tarifeño Aranda (born September 6, 1996) is a Chilean footballer who currently plays for Deportes Limache. Career In 2023, he joined Unión Bellavista from Coquimbo for the Copa Chile The Copa Chile (''Chile Cup'') is an ann ...

, Gary Tello, among others.

References

External links

Mario Aravena at Football Lineups
{{DEFAULTSORT:Aravena, Mario 1985 births Living people Footballers from Santiago Chilean men's footballers Coquimbo Unido footballers Unión Española footballers C.D. Universidad de Concepción footballers Deportes Concepción (Chile) footballers Chilean Primera División players Primera B de Chile players Men's association football midfielders Men's association football forwards