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Adrián Mahía
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Personal information
Full name Adrián Andrés Mahía
Date of birth (1967-12-02) 2 December 1967 (age 56)
Place of birth San Rafael, Argentina
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991 Belgrano de Córdoba
1991–1992 Rosario Central 18 (3)
1992–1993 Independiente 11 (0)
1993 Platense 17 (0)
1999–2000 Águila
Cruz Azul
Zacatepec
1995 Toros Neza 12 (0)
1996–1999 Deportivo Saprissa (47)
2000–2002 Juventud Unida
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 January 2007

Adrián Andrés Mahía Gargantini (born December 2, 1967) is a former Argentine soccer striker, who played professional football in Argentina, Mexico, El Salvador and Costa Rica.

Career

Many of the most important moments of his career came with Deportivo Saprissa of Costa Rica, during the 1990s. With Saprissa, he two national championships, as well as one CONCACAF Champions Cups. He also played with Club Deportivo Águila of El Salvador, Cruz Azul and Toros Neza and Zacatepec of Mexico.

In his native Argentina he played for Belgrano de Córdoba, Club Atlético Platense, Independiente, Rosario Central and Club Atlético Juventud Unida Universitario.

Mahía was an excellent goal scorer, with great skills for shooting headers and a lot of physical strength. He is always remembered by Saprissa's fans because he played with too much heart, always giving the most of himself while leaving everything in the fields.

He was the best goal scorer in the 1999 Costa Rica's first division tournament, in which he managed to score 21 goals. Retired from soccer, he now lives in his home country.

Titles

Season Club Title
1997–1998 Deportivo Saprissa Primera División de Costa Rica
1998–1999 Deportivo Saprissa Primera División de Costa Rica
2000 Club Deportivo Águila Salvadoran Primera División