Mario Salas (football manager)

Mario Alfredo Salas Saieg (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈmaɾjo ˈsalas], born 11 October 1967) is a former Chilean football midfielder. He earned five caps for the Chile national team, scoring no goals between 1993 and 1997. Salas made his debut on 1993-09-08 in a friendly match against Spain in Alicante. He started his managerial career at Barnechea in 2009. In 2011, he wins the Tercera División de Chile title and the promotion to Primera B. In 2012, he was appointed as head coach of the Chile U20 National Football Team after the resignation of Fernando Carvallo.

Mario Salas

Personal information
Full name	Mario Alfredo Salas Saieg
Date of birth	(1967-10-11) 11 October 1967
Place of birth	Santiago, Chile
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team	Wadi Degla (manager)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1987–1993	Everton	128	(5)
1993–1994	Unión Española	18	(0)
1995	Palestino	27	(1)
1996–1998	Colo-Colo	64	(0)
1998	Santiago Morning	?	(?)
1999	Santiago Wanderers	28	(0)
2000	Deportes Antofagasta	?	(?)
2001	Everton	?	(?)
National team
1993–1997	Chile	5	(0)
Teams managed
2010-2012	Barnechea
2013	Chile U-20
2014	Huachipato
2015-2017	Universidad Católica
2017-2018	Sporting Cristal
2019-2020	Colo-Colo
2020	Alianza Lima
2021–	Wadi Degla
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only