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Mauricio Cataldo

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Mauricio Cataldo
Personal details
Born (1979-02-28) 28 February 1979 (age 45)
Santiago, Chile
Political partyPatriotic Union
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)

Association football career
Full name Mauricio Eduardo Cataldo Mancilla
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2004 Audax Italiano 12 (5)
1999–2000Provincial Osorno (loan) 0 (0)
2003U. de Concepción (loan) 21 (4)
2004 Cobreloa 8 (0)
2005 Unión Española 8 (3)
2005–2006 Unión San Felipe 9 (0)
2006 Santiago Morning 7 (0)
2007 Lota Schwager 6 (2)
2008 Ñublense 16 (0)
2012 Fernández Vial (–)
Total 87 (14)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mauricio Eduardo Cataldo Mancilla (born 28 February 1979) is a Chilean former footballer.

Club career

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He is well remembered for his rabona golden goal to then Universidad de Chile's goalkeeper Johnny Herrera during the Chilean 2003 Torneo Apertura.[1] That goal occurred in the extra Time of a playoff's quarterfinals match to the define the tournament's champion.[1]

After football

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Politics

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In 2016, he decided to run for councilor, reason why he sought support at political party Patriotic Union,[2] an instrumental left–wing party[3] (self-proclaimed "progressivist"[4]) from marxist–leninist organization Communist Party of Chile–Proletarian Action.[3] He unsuccessfully competed in the elections in La Florida, Santiago's commune, where he failed to reach a municipal post. In 2019, again he announced his intention to compete for the municipal elections in La Florida.[5]

Personal life

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He has repeatedly said he had problems with alcohol and that he frequented getting drunk before training.[6]

Honours

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Club

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Cobreloa
Unión Española

References

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  1. ^ a b "El recuerdo de Cataldo sobre una rabona histórica para la UdeC". Diario de Concepción (in Spanish). 3 May 2020.
  2. ^ "De "chicos reality" a futbolistas: Los rostros que buscan hacerse un espacio en las municipales". Emol (in Spanish). 29 July 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Artés admitió su admiración por Stalin". Radio Cooperativa (in Spanish). 28 September 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Diario Oficial". Diario Oficial de la República de Chile (in Spanish). 2 October 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  5. ^ "Cataldo y el nuevo giro en su vida: será candidato a concejal". As.com (in Spanish). 10 October 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  6. ^ "Mauricio Cataldo recuerda: "Llegaba muerto de borracho a entrenar"". ESPN.com.ar (in Spanish). 15 January 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
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