Mario Bermejo

Mario Bermejo

Personal information
Full name	Mario Bermejo Castanedo
Date of birth	7 October 1978 (1978-10-07) (age 33)
Place of birth	Santander, Spain
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Celta
Number	9
Youth career
	Racing Santander
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1995–1997	Racing B
1995	Racing Santander	1	(0)
1997–2000	Bilbao Athletic	61	(16)
1998–2002	Athletic Bilbao	1	(0)
1998–1999	→ Cultural Leonesa (loan)	28	(3)
2000	→ Eibar (loan)	15	(1)
2000–2001	→ Gimnástica (loan)	31	(7)
2001–2002	→ Hospitalet (loan)	33	(6)
2002–2004	Recreativo	39	(0)
2004–2005	Racing Ferrol	55	(32)
2005–2006	Albacete	32	(9)
2006–2008	Almería	33	(5)
2007–2008	→ Poli Ejido (loan)	35	(5)
2008–2011	Xerez	101	(32)
2011–	Celta	2	(0)
National team
1995	Spain U16	7	(2)
1996	Spain U18	3	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 September 2011. † Appearances (Goals).

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

Mario Bermejo Castanedo (born 7 October 1978 in Santander, Cantabria) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Celta de Vigo in the Spanish second division, as a striker.

Football career

In his early years, Bermejo played one game each in La Liga with Racing de Santander and Athletic de Bilbao, and then went on to represent sides in the lower leagues, on loan. His official debut with the latter came in a 1997–98 UEFA Cup match at U.C. Sampdoria, playing the final 30 minutes in the place of Ismael Urzaiz, in an eventual 2–1 win; he was eligible to play for the Basque due to his father's roots.

In 2002–03, definitely released by Athletic, Bermejo returned to the top level, but struggled to find the net the entire season for Recreativo de Huelva, which would befall again in next season's Segunda División. However, in 2004–05, he was instrumental in helping Racing de Ferrol maintain its league status, ending the season as the league's topscorer, at 25 - this included four past UD Almería in a 6–1 away win, Ferrol's biggest win ever in the second level.

The following seasons were also spent in the second level, with Albacete Balompié and Almería. With the latter, he scored five league goals, helping the Andalusia outfit to its first ever top division promotion.

After a season-long loan spent with Polideportivo Ejido, Bermejo was released and joined another side in the region, Xerez CD. His first season was highly productive both collectively (promotion, also a first ever) and individually (12 league goals, third-best in the squad, to Momo's 17 and Antoñito's 13), and the player, aged 30, penned a new two-year link at the season's close.

In the 2009–10 season, Xerez was immediately relegated back, but fought valliantly until the last rounds. Bermejo ranked amongst the league's topscorers at 12, namely netting in the last minute against Almería (2–1 home win), on 1 May 2010.^[1]

Honours

Individual

• Second Division: Top scorer 2004–05

References

1. ^ Xerez edge out Almeria; ESPN Soccernet, 1 May 2010

External links

• BDFutbol profile
• Futbolme profile (Spanish)
• Athletic Bilbao profile
• Transfermarkt profile

Persondata
Name	Bermejo, Mario
Alternative names
Short description	Footballer
Date of birth	7 October 1978
Place of birth	Santander, Cantabria, Spain
Date of death
Place of death