Mario Desiderio

Mario Desiderio

Personal information
Full name	Mario Oscar Desiderio
Date of birth	(1938-02-01) 1 February 1938 (age 87)
Place of birth	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) [1]
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
	Estudiantes
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1959–1963	Estudiantes	24	(3)
1960–1962	→ Catania (loan)	11	(1)
1962–1963	→ Roma (loan)
1964–1966	O'Higgins	102	(45)
1967–1970	Deportivo Cali	166	(30)
1971	Oro Negro  [ es ]
1973	Unión Magdalena
International career
1963	Argentina Olympic	6	(6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mario Oscar Desiderio (born 1 February 1938) is a former Argentine footballer who played in Argentina, Chile, Colombia and Italy as a striker. He was part of Argentina's squad at the 1960 Summer Olympics. ^[2]

Teams

• Estudiantes de La Plata 1954–1959 ^{[1] [3]}
• Catania 1960–1962 ^[1]
• Roma 1962–1963 ^[1]
• O'Higgins 1964–1966 ^{[1] [3] [4] [5]}
• Deportivo Cali 1967–1970 ^[1]
• Oro Negro  [ es ] 1971 ^[1]
• Unión Magdalena 1973 ^[1]

Honours

O'Higgins

• Primera B de Chile: 1964

References

1. Sepúlveda, Eduardo (27 November 2017). "El Cabezón Desiderio". La Tercera (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 October 2024.
2. "Mario Desiderio". Olympedia. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
3. Gajardo Torres, Daniel (18 April 2014). "Entrevista a Mario Desiderio: "Ver jugar a O'Higgins es un privilegio que me dio la vida"". eltipografo.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 October 2024.
4. "O'Higgins 1965 - Campeonato Nacional". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 October 2024.
5. "O'Higgins 1966 - Campeonato Nacional". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 October 2024.

External links

• Mario Desiderio at BDFA (in Spanish)
• Mario Desiderio at BeSoccer