Mario Regueiro

Mario Regueiro

Regueiro in 2005.
Personal information
Full name	Mario Ignacio Regueiro Pintos
Date of birth	September 14, 1978 (1978-09-14) (age 33)
Place of birth	Montevideo, Uruguay
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position	Winger
Club information
Current club	Lanús
Number	10
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1996–1998	Cerro	44	(7)
1998–2000	Nacional	63	(18)
2000–2005	Racing Santander	114	(21)
2005–2008	Valencia	30	(3)
2007–2008	→ Murcia (loan)	23	(1)
2008–2009	Aris	23	(3)
2009–2010	Nacional	19	(6)
2010–	Lanús	43	(12)
National team‡
2000–2007	Uruguay	29	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:03, 27 July 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 00:34, 17 December 2010 (UTC)

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

Mario Ignacio Regueiro Pintos (born 14 September 1978 in Montevideo) is an Uruguayan footballer who plays for Club Atlético Lanús in Argentina.

He plays mainly as a left winger, but is also capable of switching to the other side, and even appearing as a forward. During his professional career, he played mainly in Spain – eight seasons, seven of those in La Liga, with totals of 167 matches and 25 goals.

Club career

Regueiro started his professional career with C.A. Cerro and Nacional de Montevideo. In 2000, he joined Racing de Santander in Spain, having made an immediate impact. In his last year, he ranked second in goals for the Cantabrians (eight, one short of Yossi Benayoun) as it barely avoided relegation.

In late June 2005, Regueiro joined fellow La Liga team Valencia CF, arriving on a free transfer.^[1] With the Che, he was mainly used as a replacement, and also lost the vast majority of his second season, due to a severe knee injury.^[2] After the campaign was over, he also acquired Spanish nationality.^[3]

In the summer of 2008, after a loan to relegated Real Murcia, Regueiro was again loaned by Valencia, now to Aris Thessaloniki FC for one year, only to receive his free transfer a month later, after which he signed a three-year contract with the Greek side. However, after just one season, he was released, returning home to Nacional.

In July 2010, aged nearly 32, Regueiro signed with Argentine side Club Atlético Lanús.^[4]

International career

Regueiro made 29 appearances for Uruguay,^[5] his debut coming on October 8, 2000, in a 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Argentina, a 1–2 away loss.

During the final stages in Japan and South Korea, Regueiro appeared twice for the nation in an eventual group stage exit, against Denmark (1–2) and Senegal (3–3). Previously, he helped the U-20s finish second at the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship.^[6]

Honors

• FIFA U-20 World Cup: Runner-up 1997

References

1. ^ Villa and Regueiro join Valencia; UEFA.com, 22 June 2005
2. ^ Work to do for nervous Roma; UEFA.com, 5 December 2006
3. ^ El Betis pretende a Regueiro tras lograr el pasaporte comunitario (Betis wants Regueiro after he gets EU passport); Las Provincias, 6 July 2006 (Spanish)
4. ^ "Puso el gancho [Signature made]" (in Spanish). Olé. 11 July 2010. http://www.ole.com.ar/lanus/Puso-gancho_0_296370396.html. Retrieved 11 July 2010. 
5. ^ Uruguay – Record International Players
6. ^ Mario Regueiro – FIFA competition record

External links

• BDFutbol profile
• National team data (Spanish)
• Mario Regueiro at National-Football-Teams.com

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Name	Regueiro, Mario
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Date of birth	14 September 1978
Place of birth	Montevideo, Uruguay
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