| Mario Salas | |
| Fullname: | Mario Alfredo Salas Saieg |
| Birth Date: | 11 October 1967 |
| Birth Place: | Santiago, Chile |
| Position: | Defensive midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Ñublense (manager) |
| Years1: | 1987–1993 |
| Caps1: | 128 |
| Goals1: | 5 |
| Years2: | 1993–1994 |
| Caps2: | 18 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 1995 |
| Caps3: | 27 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 1996–1998 |
| Clubs4: | Colo-Colo |
| Caps4: | 64 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 1998 |
| Caps5: | ? |
| Goals5: | ? |
| Years6: | 1999 |
| Caps6: | 28 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2000 |
| Caps7: | ? |
| Goals7: | ? |
| Years8: | 2001 |
| Caps8: | ? |
| Goals8: | ? |
| Nationalyears1: | 1993–1997 |
| Nationalteam1: | Chile |
| Nationalcaps1: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Manageryears1: | 2010–2012 |
| Managerclubs1: | Barnechea |
| Manageryears2: | 2013 |
| Managerclubs2: | Chile U20 |
| Manageryears3: | 2014 |
| Managerclubs3: | Huachipato |
| Manageryears4: | 2015–2017 |
| Managerclubs4: | Universidad Católica |
| Manageryears5: | 2017–2018 |
| Managerclubs5: | Sporting Cristal |
| Manageryears6: | 2019–2020 |
| Managerclubs6: | Colo-Colo |
| Manageryears7: | 2020 |
| Managerclubs7: | Alianza Lima |
| Manageryears8: | 2021 |
| Managerclubs8: | Wadi Degla |
| Manageryears9: | 2021–2022 |
| Managerclubs9: | Huachipato |
| Manageryears10: | 2023 |
| Managerclubs10: | Magallanes |
| Manageryears11: | 2024– |
| Managerclubs11: | Ñublense |
Mario Alfredo Salas Saieg (pronounced as /es/, born 11 October 1967) is a Chilean football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. He is the current manager of Ñublense.
Salas earned five caps for the Chile national team, scoring no goals between 1993 and 1997, and made his debut in 1993 in a friendly match against Spain in Alicante. He started his managerial career at Barnechea in 2009. In 2011, he won the Tercera División de Chile title and the promotion to Primera B. In 2012, he was appointed as head coach of the Chile U20 national team after the resignation of Fernando Carvallo.
He completed his BA in Physical education at the Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso.[1]
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnechea | 1 April 2011 | 24 November 2012 | |||||||||
| Chile U-20 | 9 January 2013 | 7 July 2013 | |||||||||
| Huachipato | 3 January 2014 | 14 December 2014 | |||||||||
| Universidad Católica | 4 January 2015 | 10 December 2017 | |||||||||
| Sporting Cristal | 2 April 2017 | 18 December 2018 | |||||||||
| Colo-Colo | 18 December 2018 | 25 February 2020 | |||||||||
| Alianza Lima | 2 April 2020 | 30 October 2020 | |||||||||
| Wadi Degla | 1 February 2021 | 27 May 2021 | |||||||||
| Huachipato | 18 October 2021 | 10 November 2022 | |||||||||
| Magallanes | 26 May 2023 | 20 December 2023 | |||||||||
| Ñublense | 1 January 2024 | present | |||||||||
| Total | |||||||||||