Mario Tuane

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Tuane and the second or maternal family name is Escaff.

Mario Jorge Tuane Escaff (27 July 1927 – 13 August 2017), sometimes referred as Mario Tuani,^[1] was a Chilean football player and manager.

Mario Tuane

Personal information
Full name	Mario Jorge Tuane Escaff
Date of birth	(1927-07-27)27 July 1927
Place of birth	Santiago, Chile
Date of death	13 August 2017(2017-08-13) (aged 90)
Place of death	Viña del Mar, Chile
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1947	Green Cross
Managerial career
	Doxa Drama
1964–1965	Hellenic
1966	Olympia
1966–1967	GSC Corinthians
1967	Powerlines
1968	Doxa Drama
1969–1970	Powerlines
1971–1972	Berea Park
1973	Highlands Park
1973–1974	Black XI
1974	Benoni United
1974–1977	Moroka Swallows
1976	Lusitano
1977–1979	Orlando Pirates
1979–1980	Kaizer Chiefs
1980	Peñarol
1981	Palestino
1983–1984	Moroka Swallows
1984	AmaZulu
1984–1985	Moroka Swallows
1988	Giant Blackpool
1988–1989	Mamelodi Sundowns
1990–1992	Vaal Professionals
1999	African Wanderers
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

As a football player, Tuane played for Green Cross for a season.^[2]

He came to South Africa after having coached Doxa Drama in Greece, where he arrived from Chile following the World War II. He mainly worked in South Africa for some 30 years, where he held the distinction of coaching Kaizer Chiefs‚ Mamelodi Sundowns‚ Moroka Swallows and Orlando Pirates. His record shows two league titles: First the 1979 National Professional Soccer League with Kaizer Chiefs and then the 1988 National Soccer League with Mamelodi Sundowns. In addition, he won the Mainstay Cup with Kaizer Chiefs in 1979 and Moroka Swallows in 1983.^[1]

In 1980 he coached Peñarol in Uruguay for some months, where he took with him the South African players Shaka Ngcobo and Ace Knomo, in addition to the Ghanaian player John Nketia Yawson. It was said he had been signed due to his ability to understand African players.^[3]

In 1981 he returned to Chile and joined Palestino. As manager of Palestino, he promoted the signing of two South African players in Chilean football. While the goalkeeper David Waterson played for Magallanes,^[4] Rodney Anley played for Palestino and scored a goal what allowed the club not be relegate to the second division.^[5]

Back in South Africa in 1983, he joined Moroka Swallows and took with him Chilean players Raúl González, Eddie Campodónico and Mario Varas.^[1] From his friendship with González, it was said that Tuane promoted the joining of Mark González, the son of Rául who was born in South Africa, to the Universidad Católica youth ranks.^[6]

The last club that he coached was African Wanderers in 1999, with Raúl González as his assistant.^[1]

Personal life

He was nicknamed El Padrino (The Godfather)^[2] and also had passion for the equestrianism.^[7]

His wife was Greek.^[1] After his retirement, he made his home in Viña del Mar, Chile.^[1]

Honours

Kaizer Chiefs

• National Professional Soccer League: 1979
• Mainstay Cup: 1979

Moroka Swalowws

• Mainstay Cup: 1983

Mamelodi Sundowns

• National Soccer League: 1988