Mario Roberto Carballo (born 25 March 1952) is an Argentinian retired football player. Throughout the 1970s, he would play for various clubs Boca Juniors where he would be part of the winning squad for the 1977 Copa Libertadores as well as for Colombian club Unión Magdalena.
 Carballo in 1977 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mario Roberto Carballo | ||
| Date of birth | 25 March 1952 | ||
| Place of birth | Córdoba, Córdoba Province, Argentina | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1967–1969 | Racing Club | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1970–1972 | Talleres | 3 | |
| 1973 | Instituto | 8 | |
| 1974–1975 | Belgrano | 34 | (6) |
| 1976 | Atlanta | ||
| 1977 | Boca Juniors | 16 | |
| 1978 | Chacarita Juniors | 11 | |
| 1979–1983 | Unión Magdalena | ||
| 1984 | Ferro de General Pico | ||
| 1985 | Pico | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club Career
editCarballo would begin his career by playing for the youth sector of Racing Club from 1967 to 1969 where he would only play in three matches. For the 1970 Argentina Primera División, he would play for Talleres where he would also play an additional three matches. He would find more activity in playing for Instituto for the 1973 Argentine Primera División before finding his first major role in his participation with Belgrano where over the course of his initial participation in the 1974 and 1975 seasons, would play 34 matches for the club and score six goals. After being bought to play for Atlanta in the 1976 season, he would then be purchased to play for Boca Juniors in the 1977 Argentine Primera División where he would participate in 16 matches where he part of the squad to win the club's first ever title at the 1977 Copa Libertadores[1] but was unable to play in the 1977 Intercontinental Cup due to injury.[2] Afterwards, he would play for Chacarita Juniors where he would play in 11 matches in 1978[3] before going abroad to play for Unión Magdalena for the next few seasons beginning in 1979[4] where he would play alongside a young Carlos Valderrama. Upon returning to Córdoba in 1984, his former teammate at Boca Juniors, Jorge Ribolzi would convince him to play for Ferro de General Pico where the club would go on to play in the 1984 Campeonato Nacional and be part of the winning squad for the 1983-84 Regional Tournament. He would play his final season for Pico before retiring in 1985.[5][6]
References
edit- ^ Maverino, Silvio (2 March 2023). "Los 608 jugadores campeones de la historia de Boca". El Gráfico (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 September 2024.
- ^ "Mario Roberto Carballo - Trayectoria y Biografía de Jugadores". La Historia de Boca Juniors (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 September 2024.
- ^ "1978 – 1º DIVISION". Chacarita Digital (in Spanish). 10 December 2016. Archived from the original on 28 December 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
- ^ Castillo Vizcaíno, Rafael (19 August 2022). "Junior vs. Unión Magdalena: se viene un súper clásico costeño". El Heraldo (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 September 2024.
- ^ "El campeón de América que marcó el ritmo". La Arena (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 September 2024.
- ^ "MARIO ROBERTO CARBALLO". BDFA (in Spanish). 20 November 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2024.