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Mario Been

Mario Been
Mario Been (2007).jpg
Personal information
Full name Marinus Antonius Been
Date of birth (1963-12-11) 11 December 1963 (age 53)
Place of birth Rotterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Youth career
1971–1972 FC Rotterdam
1972–1982 Feyenoord
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1982–1988 Feyenoord 137 (53)
1988–1990 Pisa 62 (6)
1990–1991 Roda JC 12 (1)
1991–1992 Heerenveen 24 (3)
1992–1993 Tirol Innsbruck 14 (1)
1993–1995 Excelsior 44 (14)
Total 293 (78)
National team
1984 Netherlands 1 (0)
Teams managed
1996–2000 Excelsior (youth)
2000–2004 Feyenoord (assistant)
2005–2006 Excelsior
2006–2009 N.E.C.
2009–2011 Feyenoord
2011–2014 Genk
2016– Fenerbahçe (assistant)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Mario Been (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈmaː.ri.ˌjoː ˈbeːn], born 11 December 1963 in Rotterdam, South Holland) is a retired football professional and current football manager from the Netherlands. He was nicknamed "Mariodona" for his dribbling skills, after Diego Maradona and his first name.

As a football midfielder himself, Been played for Feyenoord, Pisa, Roda JC, Heerenveen, FC Tirol Innsbruck and Excelsior. Been played in an attacking midfield position.

On 5 September 1982, Been made his professional career debut for Feyenoord in a 1–0 win over N.E.C. Been spent six years at Feyenoord from 1982 to 1988 before moving to Italian side Pisa Calcio in July 1988. During his time in Italy, the club played in Serie A (first) and Serie B (second). After three years in Italy, Been returned to Netherlands where he joined Roda JC and then Heerenveen. After one season at Heerenveen, Been move to Austria by joining Tirol Innsbruck in 1992 before returning to Excelsior where he stayed there for three years before announced his retirement. Been played his last competitive match on 17 September 1995 when HFC Haarlem defeated Excelsior Rotterdam (4–0).

Been was a member of the Dutch squad at the 1983 FIFA World Youth Championship and played one official international match for the Netherlands, against Austria on 14 November 1984 as substitute for Ton Lokhoff in the 73rd minute.


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