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Mario Cotelo Personal information Full name Mario Gutiérrez Cotelo Date of birth February 10, 1975 Place of birth Langreo, Spain Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) Playing position Midfielder Youth career Sporting Gijón Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1993–1995 Sporting B 62 (7) 1995–2001 Sporting Gijón 148 (10) 1996–1997 → Badajoz (loan) 36 (1) 2001–2002 Sevilla 5 (0) 2003 Las Palmas 19 (1) 2003–2009 Getafe 142 (5) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Gutiérrez and the second or maternal family name is Cotelo.Mario Gutiérrez Cotelo (born February 10, 1975) is a retired Spanish professional footballer who played as a right midfielder.
Football career
Born in Langreo, Asturias, Cotelo began his career at local giants Sporting de Gijón, and played for its B side during his first two seasons as a senior. During 1993–94, he appeared once for the first team and, after a loan to Segunda División side CD Badajoz, would become an important player for the main squad.
After four full seasons with Gijón, Mario returned to La Liga with Sevilla FC, but would only appear five times for the Andalusians during one 1/2 seasons, moving to UD Las Palmas in January 2003.
In 2003–04, Mario was a key element in Getafe CF's first ever promotion to the top flight, and went on to appear in 93 league games in his first three seasons. Used sparingly throughout 2007–08, he also played in six incomplete UEFA Cup games, in the Madrid's side quarterfinal run. In the following campaign, he featured even less (two matches, four minutes total), and was released at its closure.
Not being able to find a new club, Mario retired from the game in early 2010, at the age of 35; he played a total of 349 matches in the country's two major divisions.
External links
- Stats at Liga de Fútbol Profesional (Spanish)
- BDFutbol profile
- Futbolme profile (Spanish)
Categories:- 1975 births
- Living people
- Asturian people
- People from Langreo
- Spanish footballers
- Association football midfielders
- La Liga footballers
- Sporting de Gijón footballers
- CD Badajoz players
- Sevilla FC footballers
- UD Las Palmas footballers
- Getafe CF footballers
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