Mario Kempes

Mario Alberto Kempes Chiodi (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈmaɾjo alˈβeɾto ˈkempes ˈtʃjoði]; born 15 July 1954) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a striker.

In this article, the first or paternal family name is Kempes and the second or maternal family name is Chiodi.
Mario Alberto Kempes
Kempes playing for Valencia, circa 1982-84
Personal information
Full name Mario Alberto Kempes Chiodi
Date of birth (1954-07-15) 15 July 1954
Place of birth Bell Ville, Argentina
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1961–1968 Club Atlético y Biblioteca Bell
1968–1969 Talleres
1969–1970 Instituto
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1970–1973 Instituto 13 (11)
1973–1976 Rosario Central 107 (85)
1976–1981 Valencia 142 (95)
1981–1982 River Plate 29 (15)
1982–1984 Valencia 42 (21)
1984–1986 Hércules 38 (10)
1986–1987 First Vienna 20 (7)
1987–1990 St. Pölten 96 (34)
1990–1992 Kremser SC 39 (7)
1993–1994 Pelita Jaya 18 (12)
1995 Fernández Vial 11 (5)
1996 Lushnja[1]
Total 555 (302)
National team
1973–1982 Argentina 43 (20)
Teams managed
1995–1996 Pelita Jaya
1996 Lushnja (player-manager)[1]
1997–1998 Mineros de Guayana
1999 The Strongest
2000 Blooming
2000–2001 Independiente Petrolero
2001–2002 Casarano
2002 San Fernando[2]
Honours
Representing  Argentina
FIFA World Cup
Winner1978 Argentina
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career statistics

Club
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Instituto1973Primera División1311——————1311
Central1974Primera División3629——————3629
19754935——————4935
19762221——————2221
Total 10785——————10785
Valencia1976–77La Liga342400————3424
1977–7834281211————4639
1978–79301210363——4618
1979–8032222299——4333
1980–811291052——1811
Total 1429525162014——187125
River Plate1981Primera División2915——————2915
198200——————00
Total 2915——————2915
Valencia1982–83La Liga27131080203813
1983–841584300202111
Total 42215380405924
Hércules1984–85La Liga17120————191
1985–8621921————2310
Total 381041————4211
First Vienna1986–87Austrian Bundesliga207——————207
Sankt Pölten1987–88Austrian First League3210——————3210
1988–89Austrian Bundesliga299——————299
1989–903515——————3515
Total 9634——————9634
Kremser SC1990–91Austrian Bundesliga215——————215
1991–92182——————182
Total 397——————397
Fernández Vial1995Primera B115——————115
Pelita Jaya1996Liga Indonesia1510——————1510
Career total 55230034202814——618334

International
Appearances and goals by national team and year[3]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Argentina 197310
1974104
197543
197697
197700
197876
197900
198000
198130
198290
Total4320
Scores and results list Argentina's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kempes goal.
List of international goals scored by Mario Kempes
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
122 April 1974José Amalfitani Stadium, Buenos Aires, Argentina Romania2–12–1Friendly
218 May 1974Parc des Princes, Paris, France France1–01–0Friendly
3 22 May 1974Wembley Stadium, London, England England1–22–2Friendly
42–2
53 August 1975Estadio Olímpico, Caracas, Venezuela Venezuela2–15–11975 Copa América
6 10 August 1975Estadio Gigante de Arroyito, Rosario, Argentina Venezuela5–011–01975 Copa América
710–0
827 February 1976Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti, Buenos Aires, Argentina Brazil2–12–1Roca Cup 1976
920 March 1976Central Stadium, Kiev, Ukraine Soviet Union1–01–0Friendly
10 14 June 1978Estadio Gigante de Arroyito, Rosario, Argentina Poland1–02–01978 FIFA World Cup
112–0
12 21 June 1978Estadio Gigante de Arroyito, Rosario, Argentina Peru1–06–01978 FIFA World Cup
133–0
14 25 June 1978Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti, Buenos Aires, Argentina Netherlands1–03–11978 FIFA World Cup Final
152–1

Honours

Valencia

River Plate

Pelita Jaya

  • Galatama: 1993–94 [4]

Argentina

Individual

  • Argentine Primera División top scorers: 1974 Nacional, 1976 Metropolitan
  • Pichichi Trophy: 1977, 1978
  • FIFA World Cup Golden Boot: 1978
  • FIFA World Cup Golden Ball: 1978[5]
  • FIFA World Cup All-Star Team: 1978
  • Ballon d'Or: 1978 - Le nouveau palmarès (the new winners)[6]
  • Onze d'Or: 1978
  • Olimpia de Plata: 1978
  • South American Footballer of the Year: 1978
  • UEFA Cup Winners' Cup top scorers: 1979–80
  • FIFA 100: 2004
  • South American Player of the Century: Ranking Nº 23: 2006[7]
  • Golden Foot: 2007, as football legend[8]
  • Estadio_Mario_Alberto_Kempes: 2010, The stadium in Córdoba,_Argentina was named after him.
  • AFA Team of All Time (published 2015)[9]

References
  1. "One's Kompany: just where have all the player-managers gone?". FourFourTwo. 22 May 2019. Mario Kempes - Pelita Jaya and KS Lushnja (1996) | In his early forties, Kempes chanced his arm as player-manager of Albanian side KS Lushnja. His time in the Balkans was short-lived before he endured a similar fate in Indonesia with Pelita Jaya
  2. "Kempes manager profile". BDFutbol.
  3. "Mario Kempes". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman.
  4. "Indonesia – List of (Semi-)Professional Champions". Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  5. "FIFA World Cup Golden Ball Awards". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 12 January 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  6. Crépin, Timothé (2 December 2015). "Pelé devait être le recordman" (in French). France Football.
  7. South American – Player of the Century Retrieved on 3 January 2009
  8. "Golden Foot Award". Goldenfoot.com. Archived from the original on 10 February 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  9. "La Selección de Todos los Tiempos" [The Team of All Time] (in Spanish). Argentine Football Association. 4 January 2016. Archived from the original on 14 August 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2018.

"Research: Soccer Net USA". Soccer Net USA. Archived from the original on 16 November 2006. Retrieved 25 November 2006.

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