Mario Desiderio

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| name = Mario Desiderio

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| fullname = Mario Oscar Desiderio

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1938|2|1|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Buenos Aires, Argentina

| height = 1.69 m

| position = Striker

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| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Estudiantes

| years1 = 1959–1963 | clubs1 = Estudiantes | caps1 = 24 | goals1 = 3

| years2 = 1960–1962 | clubs2 = → Catania (loan) | caps2 = 11 | goals2 = 1

| years3 = 1962–1963 | clubs3 = → Roma (loan) | caps3 = | goals3 =

| years4 = 1964–1966 | clubs4 = O'Higgins | caps4 = 102 | goals4 = 45

| years5 = 1967–1970 | clubs5 = Deportivo Cali | caps5 = 166 | goals5 = 30

| years6 = 1971 | clubs6 = {{ill|lt=Oro Negro|Club Deportivo Oro Negro|es}} | caps6 = | goals6 =

| years7 = 1973 | clubs7 = Unión Magdalena | caps7 = | goals7 =

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| nationalyears1 = 1963 | nationalteam1 = Argentina Olympic | nationalcaps1 = 6 | nationalgoals1 = 6

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Mario Oscar Desiderio (born 1 February 1938) is a former Argentine footballer who played in Argentina, Chile, Colombia and Italy as a striker. He was part of Argentina's squad at the 1960 Summer Olympics.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/23923 |title=Mario Desiderio |work=Olympedia |access-date=12 December 2021}}

Teams

{{flagicon|ARG}} Estudiantes de La Plata 1954–1959{{cite web |last1=Sepúlveda |first1=Eduardo |title=El Cabezón Desiderio |url=https://www.latercera.com/el-deportivo/noticia/el-cabezon-desiderio/30237/ |website=La Tercera |access-date=8 October 2024 |language=es |date=27 November 2017}}{{cite web |last1=Gajardo Torres |first1=Daniel |title=Entrevista a Mario Desiderio: "Ver jugar a O’Higgins es un privilegio que me dio la vida" |url=https://eltipografo.cl/2014/04/entrevista-a-mario-desiderio-ver-jugar-a-ohiggins-es-un-privilegio-que-me-dio-la-vida |website=eltipografo.cl |access-date=8 October 2024 |language=es |date=18 April 2014}}
{{flagicon|ITA}} Catania 1960–1962
{{flagicon|ITA}} Roma 1962–1963
{{flagicon|CHI}} O'Higgins 1964–1966{{cite web |title=O'Higgins 1965 - Campeonato Nacional |url=http://www.solofutbol.cl/futbol%20chileno/Campeonatos%20Nacionales/equipos/OHiggins/Ohiggins%201965%20nacional.htm |website=www.solofutbol.cl |access-date=8 October 2024 |language=es}}{{cite web |title=O'Higgins 1966 - Campeonato Nacional |url=http://www.solofutbol.cl/futbol%20chileno/Campeonatos%20Nacionales/equipos/OHiggins/Ohiggins%201966%20nacional.htm |website=www.solofutbol.cl |access-date=8 October 2024 |language=es}}
{{flagicon|COL}} Deportivo Cali 1967–1970
{{flagicon|COL}} {{ill|lt=Oro Negro|Club Deportivo Oro Negro|es}} 1971
{{flagicon|COL}} Unión Magdalena 1973