Mauricio Cataldo Explained

Mauricio Cataldo

Birth Date:

28 February 1979

Birth Place:

Height:

1.70 m

Party:

Module:

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Header-Color:	lavender
Fullname:	Mauricio Eduardo Cataldo Mancilla
Position:	Forward
Years1:	1998–2004
Clubs1:	Audax Italiano
Caps1:	12
Goals1:	5
Years2:	1999–2000
Clubs2:	→ Provincial Osorno (loan)
Caps2:	0
Goals2:	0
Years3:	2003
Clubs3:	→ U. de Concepción (loan)
Caps3:	21
Goals3:	4
Years4:	2004
Clubs4:	Cobreloa
Caps4:	8
Goals4:	0
Years5:	2005
Clubs5:	Unión Española
Caps5:	8
Goals5:	3
Years6:	2005–2006
Clubs6:	Unión San Felipe
Caps6:	9
Goals6:	0
Years7:	2006
Clubs7:	Santiago Morning
Caps7:	7
Goals7:	0
Years8:	2007
Clubs8:	Lota Schwager
Caps8:	6
Goals8:	2
Years9:	2008
Clubs9:	Ñublense
Caps9:	16
Goals9:	0
Years10:	2012
Caps10:	–
Goals10:	–
Totalcaps:	87
Totalgoals:	14

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

Club career

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]

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]

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