Adrián Mahía Explained

Adrián Mahía
Fullname:Adrián Andrés Mahía
Birth Date:2 December 1967
Birth Place:San Rafael, Argentina
Position:Striker
Years1:1991
Years2:1991 - 1992
Years3:1992 - 1993
Years4:1993
Years5:1999 - 2000
Years8:1995
Years9:1996 - 1999
Years10:2000 - 2002
Clubs1:Belgrano de Córdoba
Clubs2:Rosario Central
Clubs3:Independiente
Clubs4:Platense
Clubs5:Águila
Clubs6:Cruz Azul
Clubs7:Zacatepec
Clubs8:Toros Neza
Clubs9:Deportivo Saprissa
Clubs10:Juventud Unida
Caps2:18
Caps3:11
Caps4:17
Caps8:12
Goals2:3
Goals3:0
Goals4:0
Goals8:0
Goals9:47
Pcupdate:16 January 2007

Adrián Andrés Mahía Gargantini (born December 2, 1967) is a former Argentine soccer striker, who played professional football in Argentina, Mexico, El Salvador and Costa Rica.

Career

Many of the most important moments of his career came with Deportivo Saprissa of Costa Rica, during the 1990s. With Saprissa, he two national championships, as well as one CONCACAF Champions Cups. He also played with Club Deportivo Águila of El Salvador, Cruz Azul and Toros Neza and Zacatepec of Mexico.

In his native Argentina he played for Belgrano de Córdoba, Club Atlético Platense, Independiente, Rosario Central and Club Atlético Juventud Unida Universitario.

Mahía was an excellent goal scorer, with great skills for shooting headers and a lot of physical strength. He is always remembered by Saprissa's fans because he played with too much heart, always giving the most of himself while leaving everything in the fields.

He was the best goal scorer in the 1999 Costa Rica's first division tournament, in which he managed to score 21 goals. Retired from soccer, he now lives in his home country.

Titles

SeasonClubTitle
1997–1998Deportivo SaprissaPrimera División de Costa Rica
1998–1999Deportivo SaprissaPrimera División de Costa Rica
2000Club Deportivo ÁguilaSalvadoran Primera División

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