Mario Rodríguez Varela (20 October 1937 – 10 May 2015), was an Argentine professional
footballer
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. Nicknamed ''Mariulo'', he was the topscorer of the
1964 Copa Libertadores
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with six goals.
Club career
He was born in
Palermo, Buenos Aires
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It has a total land area of 17.4 km2 and a population of 256,927. It is the only ''barrio'' within the admi ...
and grew in
Barrio Norte; he played at youth level for Chacarita Juniors.
[Efemérides de Octubre]
/ref> He then made his professional debut in 1957, playing in the Argentine second level; during the 1960 season he debuted in Primera División Argentina
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for Chacarita Juniors: thanks to his goalscoring skills, good physical strength and he managed to become one of the best forwards of the Argentine league.Chile
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. He then signed for Colo-Colo
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, where he played 2 seasons, scoring a total of 28 goals in 52 games. He then moved back to Argentina in 1971.[ Claudio Keblaitis]
Editorial 103 – Recordando a Mario Rodríguez
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International career
Rodríguez played 10 international games for Argentina between 1962 and 1963. His first game was Argentina-Uruguay
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played on 13 March 1962.1963 South American Championship
The 1963 South American Championship was held in Bolivia between 10 and 31 March 1963. It was won by Bolivia with Paraguay second. This is, so far, Bolivia's only Copa America title.
Squads
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, and scored the sixth one on 16 April 1963 against Brazil
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.
References
External links
BDFA profile
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1937 births
2015 deaths
Argentine men's footballers
Argentine expatriate men's footballers
Club Atlético Independiente footballers
Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield footballers
Chacarita Juniors footballers
Colo-Colo footballers
Chilean Primera División players
Argentine Primera División players
Expatriate men's footballers in Chile
Men's association football forwards
Footballers from Buenos Aires
Copa Libertadores top scorers
Copa Libertadores-winning players