Mario Saralegui

Mario Saralegui

Personal information
Full name	Mario Daniel Saralegui Iriarte
Date of birth	(1959-04-24) 24 April 1959 (age 62)
Place of birth	Artigas, Uruguay
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1977–1984	Peñarol	211	(4)
1984–1985	Elche
1985–1986	Peñarol
1986–1987	River Plate
1987–1988	Estudiantes
1989–1990	Peñarol
1991	Barcelona SC
1992–1993	Peñarol
National team
1979–1986	Uruguay	29	(2)
Teams managed
1997
2002–2003
2006	Peñarol
2006	Uruguay Montevideo
2007	Progreso
2008	Peñarol
2010	Central Español
2010–2012	El Nacional
2012	Técnico Universitario
2013	Juventud de Las Piedras
2020	Peñarol
Honours Representing  Uruguay Copa América Winner 1983
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Mario Daniel Saralegui Iriarte (born April 24, 1959 in Artigas) is a retired Uruguayan footballer and the current manager of Peñarol.

Career[]

Having made his official debut on May 31, 1979 against Brazil (1-5), Saralegui obtained a total number of 24 international caps for the Uruguay national football team. He represented his native country at the 1986 FIFA World Cup, wearing the number sixteen jersey.

Saralegui played most of his career for Peñarol in Uruguay, the only Uruguayan team he ever played for. He won 6 Uruguayan Primera championships a Copa Libertadores and a Copa Intercontinental during his four spells with the club.

Saralegui played for a number of non-Uruguayan teams including Elche of Spain, River Plate and Estudiantes de La Plata of Argentina and Barcelona SC of Ecuador.

After retiring as a player, he had a spell as manager of Peñarol, where he led them to the Clausura 2008 championship with a 5-3 victory over River Plate de Montevideo in the championship playoff. In September 2020, he became the manager of Peñarol for the third time.^[1]

Honors[]

• Primera División (6): 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1985, 1993
• Copa Libertadores (2): 1982 1986
• Intercontinental Cup (2): 1982 1986

In politics[]

In May 2021, Saralegui assumed as Representative, taking the place of Valentina dos Santos.

References[]

External links[]

• (in Spanish) Profile