Mario Varas

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

Mario Hernán Varas Pinto (born 28 November 1951) is a Chilean former footballer who played as a full-back.

Mario Varas

Personal information
Full name	Mario Hernán Varas Pinto
Date of birth	(1951-11-28) 28 November 1951 (age 73)
Place of birth	Copiapó, Chile
Position	Full-back
Youth career
1963–1968	Universidad Católica
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1968–1969	Universidad Católica
1970–1974	Unión Española
1974–1983	Palestino
1983	Moroka Swallows
1984	AmaZulu
1984–1986	Orlando Pirates
1987	Moroka Swallows
1988–1989	Orlando Pirates
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

A full-back who played along both sidelines,^[1] Varas played for clubs in both Chile and South Africa. A product of Universidad Católica youth system,^[2] in Chile he also played for Unión Española and Palestino.^[3] He is a well remembered player of Palestino in the 1970s, a successful stint for the club, winning the 1978 Primera División,^[1] coinciding with players such as Oscar Fabbiani and Elías Figueroa.^[4] Previously, he had won the 1973 Primera División with Unión Española, becoming one of the two players, along with Raúl Cárcamo, who was champion with both colony teams.^[3]

In South Africa, he played for Moroka Swallows,^[5] AmaZulu and Orlando Pirates^[6] between 1983 and 1989. He had come to South Africa in 1983, when he joined Moroka Swallows where he coincided with the Chilean footballers Raúl González and Eddie Campodónico, thanks to Chilean coach Mario Tuane.^[7]

Personal life

He was nicknamed Perro Varas (Dog Varas), due to his aggressiveness to mark the opponents.^[8]

Honours

Unión Española

• Primera División de Chile (1): 1973

Palestino

• Primera División de Chile (1): 1978
• Copa Chile (2): 1975, 1977

Moroka Swallows

• Mainstay Cup (1): 1983

Orlando Pirates

• Bob Save Super Bowl (1): 1988