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). |
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Mario Gutiérrez Cotelo (born 10 February 1975) is a retired Spanish professional footballer who played as a right midfielder.
[edit] Football career
Born in Langreo, Asturias, Cotelo began his career at local giants Sporting de Gijón, and played for its B team 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.
[edit] External links
- Stats at Liga de Fútbol Profesional (Spanish)
- BDFutbol profile
- Futbolme profile (Spanish)
