Pernía playing for Atlético Madrid in 2007
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mariano Andrés Pernía Molina | ||
Date of birth | 4 May 1977 | ||
Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Playing position | Left back | ||
Youth career | |||
San Lorenzo | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1997–1999 | San Lorenzo | 0 | (0) |
1999–2002 | Independiente | 46 | (2) |
2003–2004 | Recreativo | 59 | (3) |
2004–2006 | Getafe | 72 | (13) |
2006–2010 | Atlético Madrid | 80 | (1) |
2010 | Nacional | 7 | (0) |
2011–2012 | Tigre | 9 | (1) |
Total | 273 | (20) | |
National team | |||
2006–2007 | Spain | 11 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
Mariano Andrés Pernía Molina (born 4 May 1977) is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a left back.
After starting professionally with Independiente, he moved to Spain in the early 2000s, going on to represent three teams in the country – most notably Getafe and Atlético Madrid, scoring ten La Liga goals in one sole season with the former – amassing Spanish top flight totals of 171 games and 16 goals over the course of seven seasons.
Born in Argentina, Pernía represented the Spanish national team in the 2006 World Cup.
Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Pernía came through the ranks at San Lorenzo de Almagro, but never achieved a first-team presence. He got his first chance of professional football when he moved to Club Atlético Independiente, but found himself moving in and out of the main squad; he made a total of 57 appearances for the club in all competitions, scoring two goals.
In January 2003, Pernía moved to La Liga with Recreativo de Huelva He started in the Copa del Rey final loss to RCD Mallorca, but the Andalusians were also relegated that season; he played in 40 league matches during the following campaign's second division.