Mariano Mina

Mariano Mina

Personal information
Full name	Mariano Florencio Mina Orobio
Date of birth	March 3, 1979 (1979-03-03) (age 32)
Place of birth	Esmeraldas, Esmeraldas, Ecuador
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Centre back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2001-present	2004-2005 Barcelona	16	(0)
–	2006-2007 Macará	69	(0)
–	2008 Deportivo Cuenca	31	(0)
–	2009 -Emelec	39	(2)
National team‡
2001	Ecuador	?
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 3, 2008. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of February 28, 2008

Mariano Mina (born March 3, 1979) is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays as a center back for the top level Ecuadorian club Emelec.

Career

He started his career in several lower division teams before being signed in 2004 by then first division club Aucas, however he never played one match with Aucas which gave it away on loan for 2 seasons to Barcelona.

Success in Barcelona avoided him and he was transferred on a free to Macará were he stayed for 2 seasons and then he was signed by Deportivo Cuenca were he played very well, this attracted the interest of Ecuadorian giants Emelec, which signed the player at the end of 2008. He immediately established himself as a first team regular and won his first cap for the Ecuadorian National Squad.

External links

• Career statistics at National Football Teams

Persondata
Name	Mina, Mariano
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Date of birth	March 3, 1979
Place of birth	Esmeraldas, Esmeraldas, Ecuador
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