Mario Rondón

Mario Rondón

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Personal information
Full name	Mario Junior Rondón Fernández
Date of birth	26 March 1986 (1986-03-26) (age 25)
Place of birth	Caracas, Venezuela
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Nacional
Number	18
Youth career
2000–2004	Caracas
2004–2005	Pontassolense
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2005–2009	Pontassolense	100	(21)
2009–2011	Paços Ferreira	31	(9)
2010	→ Beira-Mar (loan)	10	(1)
2011–	Nacional	14	(2)
National team‡
2011–	Venezuela	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 May 2011. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 April 2011

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Rondón and the second or maternal family name is Fernández.

Mario Junior Rondón Fernández (born 26 March 1986 in Caracas) is a Venezuelan footballer who plays for C.D. Nacional in Portugal, as a striker.

Football career

Rondón arrived in Portugal at age 18, finishing his junior career with A.D. Pontassolense. He then proceeded to play four years with the third division side.

After scoring 11 goals in his last year, Rondón moved straight into the top level as he signed with F.C. Paços de Ferreira. Rarely used in his debut season, he finished it on loan to second division's S.C. Beira-Mar, being relatively used as the Aveiro team returned to division one after a three-year absence.

Rondón returned to Paços for 2010–11. In the first game of the season, against Sporting Clube de Portugal on 14 August, he scored the only goal for a home win,^[1] eventually finishing as the club's top scorer with nine league goals, and adding four in the campaign's Portuguese League Cup, where his team reached the final against S.L. Benfica (1–2 loss).

On 14 July 2011, Rondón signed for C.D. Nacional, for an undisclosed fee.^[2]

References

1. ^ Late Hulk strike gives Porto victory; PortuGOAL, 15 August 2010
2. ^ "Rondón certo por 5 épocas [Rondón confirmed for 5 seasons]" (in Portuguese). Record. 14 July 2011. http://www.record.xl.pt/Futebol/Nacional/1a_liga/Nacional/interior.aspx?content_id=707199. Retrieved 14 July 2011. 

External links

• Paços Ferreira official profile (Portuguese)
• Stats and profile at Zerozero
• Stats at ForaDeJogo (Portuguese)
• Mario Rondón at National-Football-Teams.com

Persondata
Name	Rondon, Mario
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Date of birth	1986-03-26
Place of birth	Caracas, Venezuela
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