Mauricio Cataldo Explained
| Mauricio Cataldo |
| Birth Date: | 28 February 1979 |
| Birth Place: | Santiago, Chile |
| Height: | 1.70 m |
| Party: | Patriotic Union |
| Module: | | Embed: | yes | | 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 |
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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]
After football
Politics
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
He has repeatedly said he had problems with alcohol and that he frequented getting drunk before training.[6]
Honours
Club
- Cobreloa
- Unión Española
Notes and References
- News: El recuerdo de Cataldo sobre una rabona histórica para la UdeC. Diario de Concepción. Spanish. 3 May 2020.
- News: De "chicos reality" a futbolistas: Los rostros que buscan hacerse un espacio en las municipales. Emol. Spanish. 29 July 2016. 3 May 2020.
- News: Artés admitió su admiración por Stalin. Radio Cooperativa. Spanish. 28 September 2018. 3 May 2020.
- News: Diario Oficial. Diario Oficial de la República de Chile. Spanish. 2 October 2015. 3 May 2020.
- News: Cataldo y el nuevo giro en su vida: será candidato a concejal. As.com. Spanish. 10 October 2019. 3 May 2020.
- News: Mauricio Cataldo recuerda: "Llegaba muerto de borracho a entrenar". ESPN.com.ar. Spanish. 15 January 2015. 3 May 2020.
