Mario Cotelo

Mario Cotelo

Personal information
Full name	Mario Gutiérrez Cotelo
Date of birth	February 10, 1975 (1975-02-10) (age 36)
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)

Persondata
Name	Cotelo, Mario
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Date of birth	February 10, 1975
Place of birth	Langreo, Spain
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