Pedro Mario ÃÂlvarez Abrante (born 2 February 1982), commonly known as Mario, is a Spanish former professional footballer as a central defender.
Born in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Mario started his senior career with Atlético Madrid, but could only represent its C and B teams. He signed for Real Valladolid in summer 2001, making his La Liga debut in the 2001âÂÂ02 season, playing 17 games and repeating the feat the following campaign, still in the top flight.
In 2003âÂÂ04, Mario was loaned to FC Barcelona, appearing only once for the Catalans officially, in a 5âÂÂ1 away defeat against Málaga CF on 3 December 2003. As Valladolid were relegated in June, he returned to the Castile and León club for two further seasons in the Segunda División.
Mario joined Recreativo de Huelva in July 2006, being an important defensive element as the Andalusian side finished eighth in the top division under Marcelino GarcÃÂa Toral. On 5 November, he scored in the last minute of a 2âÂÂ1 home win over Gimnàstic de Tarragona.
For the 2007âÂÂ08 season, Mario moved to Getafe CF, being an undisputed starter in his second year but appearing rarely the following campaigns due to constant injuries. His first appearance in 2010âÂÂ11 â one of just threeâ only took place on 10 May 2011, in a 4âÂÂ0 away loss to Real Madrid.
Mario also spent extended periods on the sidelines with his following team, Real Betis, having joined as a free agent in June 2011. He scored his only goal for the Verdiblancos on 24 February 2013 in a 3âÂÂ0 home defeat of Málaga, and left after rejecting a new deal.
In late July 2013, Mario signed a two-year contract with Azerbaijan Premier League side FC Baku. He went back to Spain in August 2014, agreeing to a two-year deal at Real Zaragoza.
On 8 March 2016, after one and a half seasons in the second tier, Mario moved to the Thai Premier League with Muangthong United FC. Subsequently, the 37-year-old helped Atlético San Luis to promote to the Mexican Liga MX in 2018âÂÂ19.
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