Mario Osbén

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Osbén and the second or maternal family name is Méndez.

Mario Osbén

Personal information
Full name	Mario Ignacio Osbén Méndez
Date of birth	July 14, 1955 (1955-07-14) (age 56)
Place of birth	Chiguayante, Chile
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	retired
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1970	Deportes Concepción
1971	Ñublense
1974–1979	Unión Española
1980–1985	Colo-Colo
1986–1992	Cobreloa
National team‡
1979–1988	Chile	36	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 June 2009. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 July 2007

Mario Ignacio Osbén Méndez (born July 14, 1955) is a retired football goalkeeper from Chile, who was nicknamed "El Gato" ("The Cat"). He played for Ñublense, Club de Deportes Concepción, Unión Española, Colo Colo and Cobreloa during his professional career. He represented Chile at the 1982 FIFA World Cup, playing all three matches. In total he played 36 matches for his country between 1979 and 1988, making his debut on 1979-07-11 in a friendly against Uruguay.

References

• Mario Osbén at National-Football-Teams.com
• (English) playerhistory
• (German) Weltfussball profile

Persondata
Name	Osben, Mario
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Short description
Date of birth	1955-07-14
Place of birth	Chiguayante, Chile
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