Mario Antonio Salgado Jiménez (born 3 June 1981) is a

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an retired

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. Salgado formerly played at

Huachipato Club Deportivo Huachipato is a Chilean football club based in Talcahuano that is a current member of the Chilean Primera División. The club was founded 7 June 1947 and plays its home games at the Estadio CAP, which has a capacity of 10,500 ...

in Chile and then moved to Italy with

Brescia Calcio Brescia Calcio, commonly referred to as Brescia (), is an Italian football club based in Brescia, Lombardy, that currently plays in . The club holds the record for total number of seasons (64) and consecutive seasons (18, from 1947–48 to 1 ...

and remained during several years at other clubs of Europe. In February 2011, the striker returned to his country for play in

Colo-Colo Club Social y Deportivo Colo-Colo () is a Chilean professional football club based in Macul, Santiago. Founded in 1925 by David Arellano they play in the Chilean Primera División, from which they have never been relegated. The team has played ...

Club career

Brescia Calcio

Salgado joined

from

in July 2001. He became the teammate of

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, an Italian historic footballer. His

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debut came on 16 September against

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, in a 1–1 draw. With Brescia, Salgado scored 1 goal in 18 appearances. He later was loaned to

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side

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in 2003, remaining one season there.

Extensive career at Italy

In July 2003, was confirmed that Salgado moved to

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side SV Salzburg, one of the most recognized teams of Austria. However, he had a bad spell at Salzburg and was loaned to

Ternana Ternana Calcio, commonly referred to as Ternana, is an Italian football club based in Terni, Umbria. The club was founded in 1925 and refounded in 1993. In its history, Ternana has twice played in Serie A (in the 1972–73 and 1974–75 seas ...

, in where was teammate of his countrymen Luis Jimenez, and shortly after was loaned to AlbinoLeffe in 2006. After his loan spell at AlbinoLeffe, his contract with Salzburg (now called Red Bull Salzburg) expired, not was renewed and was released of that team. In the European summer winter of 2006, he was signed by

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of the

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. In summer 2007, he joined to the recently promoted team to

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in joint-ownership bid. After his successful seasons at Avellino, he returned to Foggia, where he also had a good season, scoring 15 goals in 38 appearances. His good performances' for Foggia and Avellino attracted the attention of

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and joined the Serie B club in a co-ownership deal. However, he had a regular season at Torino, only scoring 1 goal during 9 appearances (six games in Serie B and three in the promotion playoffs). On 3 January 2011, the club's directive terminated his contract.

Colo-Colo

In December 2010, Salgado moved to Primera A side

, on a one-year deal. He made his debut in a 1–0 loss against

Deportes La Serena Club de Deportes La Serena S.A.D.P., is a Chilean football club based in the city of La Serena, Coquimbo Region. The club was founded 9 December 1955 and plays in the first division of the Chilean football league. Their home games are played ...

for a pre-season friendly. The veteran striker of the Italian football, had a poor semester, and for this reason, he and his teammate

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were fired, but Salgado had a second opportunity in the most successful club of

, during the delay of the negotiations for release to Salgado of the club.

International career

He capped for U-20 side in

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in Argentina.

Coaching career

He began his coaching career at the Tercera B, the fifth level of the Chilean football league system, with the clubs and Corporación Lota. For the 2019 season, he signed with

Independiente de Cauquenes Club de Deportes Independiente de Cauquenes is a Chilean Football club, their home town is Cauquenes, Chile. They currently play in the third level of Chilean football, the Segunda División de Chile. The club were founded on ''March 4, 1929' ...

in the

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, but he left the team in March 2019. In 2021, he joined

Lota Schwager Lota Schwager is a Chilean professional team based in Coronel that currently play in Tercera A (fourth-tier). History Following the merger between Federico Schwager and Minas Lota (teams that competed in Campeonato Regional de Concepción ...

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Salgado, Mario 1981 births Living people People from Talcahuano Chilean footballers Chile under-20 international footballers Chilean expatriate footballers C.D. Huachipato footballers Brescia Calcio players Hellas Verona F.C. players FC Red Bull Salzburg players Ternana Calcio players U.C. AlbinoLeffe players Calcio Foggia 1920 players U.S. Avellino 1912 players Torino F.C. players Colo-Colo footballers Deportes La Serena footballers Naval de Talcahuano footballers Coquimbo Unido footballers Serie A players Serie B players Serie C players Chilean Primera División players Primera B de Chile players Segunda División Profesional de Chile players Austrian Football Bundesliga players Association football forwards Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Italy Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Austria Expatriate footballers in Italy Expatriate footballers in Austria Chilean football managers Lota Schwager managers Segunda División Profesional de Chile managers