Mario Lepe

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Mario Lepe

| image = Mario Lepe.png

| fullname = Mario Enrique Lepe González

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1965|3|25|df=y}}

| birth_place = Santiago, Chile

| height = {{height|m=1.69}}

| position = Midfielder

| youthyears1 = 1980–1984

| youthclubs1 = Universidad Católica

| years1 = 1984–2000

| clubs1 = Universidad Católica

| caps1 =

| goals1 =

| nationalyears1 = 1985–1993

| nationalteam1 = Chile

| nationalcaps1 = 24

| nationalgoals1 = 1

| manageryears1 = 2008

| manageryears2 = 2011–2012

| manageryears3 = 2013–2014

| managerclubs1 = Universidad Católica (interim)

| managerclubs2 = Universidad Católica

| managerclubs3 = Naval

}}

Mario Enrique Lepe González (born 25 March 1965) is a retired Chilean footballer. He spent his entire career with Universidad Católica. He also represented the Chilean national side.

Coaching career

On 19 April 2012, Lepe was fired as coach after Universidad Católica failed to advance to the next stage of the Copa Libertadores.{{cite web | url=http://ilovechile.cl/2012/04/19/universidad-catlica-sacks-mario-lepe/54236 | title=Universidad Católica sacks Mario Lepe | date=April 19, 2012 | accessdate=May 8, 2012 | author=Boyle, Daniel | url-status=dead | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120423210605/http://ilovechile.cl/2012/04/19/universidad-catlica-sacks-mario-lepe/54236 | archivedate=April 23, 2012 }}

In addition to professional football, Lepe has been in charge of football academies in both La Florida and San Joaquín affiliated to Universidad Católica, just like another former players such as René Valenzuela, Carlos Verdugo, Luciano Saavedra, Ian Mac-Niven, among others.{{cite journal |title=ESCUELAS DE FÚTBOL UC |journal=Cruzados: Memoria Anual 2016 |date=2016 |page=41 |url=https://cruzados.cl/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Memoria-Cruzados-SADP-2016.pdf |access-date=5 December 2023 |location=Santiago, Chile |language=es |format=PDF}}