Martín Mandra

Martín Mandra

Personal information
Full name	Martín Roberto Mandra
Date of birth	December 20, 1975 (1975-12-20) (age 35)
Place of birth	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current club	Manta FC
Youth career
	Racing Club
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1995-1997	Racing Club	7	(2)
1996-1997	→ Nueva Chicago (loan)	28	(15)
1998-1999	Ferro Carril Oeste	51	(11)
1999-2000	Rayo Vallecano	2	(0)
2000-2001	Paniliakos	23	(6)
2001-2002	Nueva Chicago	28	(7)
2002-2003	Rosario Central	22	(4)
2003	FC Nuremberg	1	(0)
2003	Gimnasia (LP)	7	(0)
2004	Nueva Chicago	16	(2)
2004	Universidad San Martín	18	(5)
2005	Club Atlético Huracán	4	(0)
2005	Belgrano	10	(3)
2006-2007	UD Melilla	26	(6)
2007	S.S. Barletta Calcio	4	(0)
2007-present	Deportivo Azogues	21	(11)
2008-2009	→ Deportivo Quito (loan)	50	(18)
2010	Manta Fútbol Club
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 July 2009. † Appearances (Goals).

Martín Roberto Mandra (born 20 December 1975 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine football forward who currently plays for Manta FC.

Club career

Mandra plays as a forward and began his career in the youth ranks of storied Argentine club Racing Club. He made his first appearance in the Clausura 1995 tournament. For the 1996-1997 season he was loaned out to second division side Nueva Chicago where he would net 15 goals in 27 appearances. He then returned to Racing but than would begin a series of moves to various clubs throughout the world. He joined Ferro Carril Oeste in 1998 where he was a prominent player netting 11 goals in 51 First Division matches. For the 1999-2000 season Mandra moved to Europe to Madrid club Rayo Vallecano. Mandra received little playing time for Rayo and moved to Greek side Paniliakos at the conclusion of the season. Mandra enjoyed success in Greece, he netted 6 goals in 23 matches. However, after one season in Greece he would return to Argentina to his former club Nueva Chicago, he enjoyed success at the club and than moved on to yet another club in his native land Rosario Central. After two successful seasons in Argentina, Mandra was recruited to play for 2. Fußball-Bundesliga side FC Nuremberg. After two unhappy months in Germany, Mandra returned to Argentina. For the 2004 season Mandra would sign with Peruvian side Universidad San Martín, the club was in the middle of a battle to avoid relegation and Mandra's 5 goals in 18 appearances helped San Martin remain in the First Division.

Mandra continued with his career as a football nomad as he returned to Argentina in 2005 with Huracan and Belgrano. After receiving an offer to return to Europe, Mandra agreed to join Spanish Segunda División B side UD Melilla as the clubs star signing. Mandra had an up and down stay with Melilla, which included questions regarding his Italian passport. Once these issues were resolved he was unable to regain his first team place, and was sold to Italian side S.S. Barletta Calcio. After a short stay in Italy, Mandra would begin the most successful part of his career. He would sign with Ecuadorian side Deportivo Azogues in 2007 where he scored 11 goals in 21 appearances. This peaked the interest of the top clubs in Ecuador, and for the 2008 season Mandra signed with Deportivo Quito. With Quito Mandra became an adored player as he helped the club to their first league title in 40 years. Mandra was the leagues second leading scorer netting 17 goals in 34 league matches. He also participated in the Copa Sudamericana for Deportivo Quito.

Statistics

League	Appearances	Goals
Primera División Argentina	0 0 135	0 26
Primera B Nacional Argentina	0 0 38	0 18
CONMEBOL Cup Competitions	0 0 4	0 0
La Liga	0 0 2	0 0
Super League Greece	0 0 23	0 6
2. Fußball-Bundesliga	0 0 1	0 0
Primera División Peruana	0 0 18	0 5
Serie A de Ecuador	0 0 55	0 28

Honours

Club

• Manta Fútbol Club
  • Serie A de Ecuador: 2010

References

External links

• Statistics
• (Spanish)Argentina First Division statistics
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Name	Mandra,Martin
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Date of birth	20 December 1975
Place of birth	Buenos Aires, Argentina
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