In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cabrera and the second or maternal family name is Molina.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Luis Mario Cabrera Molina | ||
Date of birth | (1956-07-09) 9 July 1956 (age 68) | ||
Place of birth | La Rioja, Argentina | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
Huracán | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1975–1978 | Huracán | 61 | (19) |
1978–1980 | Castellón | 73 | (27) |
1980–1986 | Atlético Madrid | 111 | (41) |
1986–1988 | Cádiz | 73 | (17) |
1988–1990 | Castellón | 55 | (7) |
Total | 373 | (111) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Luis Mario Cabrera Molina (born 9 July 1956) is an Argentine retired footballer who played as a striker.
He spent almost his entire career in Spain – 12 seasons in representation of three teams, mainly Atlético Madrid.
Club career
Cabrera was born in La Rioja. He started his career in his country with Club Atlético Huracán in 1975, scoring 19 goals in two years. In 1978, he moved to Spain, starting out at CD Castellón in its second division.
For the 1980–81 season, Cabrera joined Atlético Madrid, but struggled for most of his stay there, overshadowed by Mexican Hugo Sánchez. Eventually the pair complemented itself, combining for 33 La Liga goals in 1984–85 as the capital side finished second and won the Copa del Rey; after the latter's departure to Real Madrid he played even more, and started in the following year's UEFA Cup Winners' Cup final, lost to FC Dynamo Kyiv.
Towards the end of his career, Cabrera played for Cádiz CF and had a second spell with Castellón (helping them promote to the top flight in his debut campaign), retiring at 34 with 209 matches and 63 goals in Spain's main tier.
Honours
Season | Team | Title |
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1984–85 | Atlético Madrid | Copa del Rey |
1985 | Atlético Madrid | Supercopa de España |
1985–86 | Atlético Madrid | Runner-up UEFA Cup Winners' Cup |
1988–89 | Castellón | Segunda División |
References
External links
- Mario Cabrera at BDFA (in Spanish)
- Mario Cabrera at BDFutbol
- Atlético's Encyclopedia bio (in Spanish)
- 1956 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from La Rioja Province, Argentina
- Argentine men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Argentine Primera División players
- Club Atlético Huracán footballers
- La Liga players
- Segunda División players
- CD Castellón footballers
- Atlético Madrid footballers
- Cádiz CF players
- Argentine expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- 20th-century Argentine sportsmen