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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/center midfielder. His father, Mario, also a footballer, inspired him to play from a young age. At the age of seven he began playing with a junior team and at fourteen, he joined the Talleres reserves. A prolific goalscorer, at club level he is best known for playing for Valencia, finishing as La Liga's top goalscorer twice, and amassing 116 goals in 184 league games for the club.

Mario Kempes

Kempes with Valencia, c. 1982–84
Personal information
Full name	Mario Alberto Kempes Chiodi
Date of birth	(1954-07-15) 15 July 1954 (age 68)
Place of birth	Bell Ville, Argentina
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Striker, attacking midfielder
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 Winner 1978 Argentina
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

At international level, Kempes was the focal point of Argentina's 1978 World Cup win where he scored twice in the final, and received the Golden Boot as top goalscorer. He also won the Golden Ball for the player of the tournament, making him one of only three players to have won all three awards at a single World Cup, along with Garrincha in 1962, and Paolo Rossi in 1982.

Kempes won South American Footballer of the Year, Onze d'Or European footballer of the Year, and World Cup Golden Ball in 1978. In 2004, he was named as one of the Top 125 greatest living footballers as part of FIFA's 100th anniversary celebration.[3] Kempes was nicknamed El Toro and El Matador.

Club career

Kempes was born in Bell Ville, Córdoba. His father, Mario Quemp, was of German heritage. His mother, Teresa Chiodi, was Italian. Kempes' career started at local club Instituto, where he played alongside Osvaldo Ardiles before quickly moving on to Rosario Central, where he scored 85 goals in 105 matches and established himself as a remarkable goalscorer, prompting Valencia to sign him. At Mestalla he would go on to win the Copa del Rey, the European Cup Winners' Cup and the UEFA Super Cup as well as two consecutive Pichichis, scoring 24 and 28 goals in 1976–77 and 1977–78 seasons. Famous as a hard-working forward, he used to strike from outside the penalty area with his surging runs towards goal and was not the traditional center-forward operating solely inside the box. Many defenders found difficulty handling his attacking style.

Before the 1978 World Cup, Kempes was the only foreign-based player on the list of coach César Luis Menotti's Argentina national team. when announcing the squad he had selected for the 1978 tournament, Menotti described him with these words: "He's strong, he's got skill, he creates spaces and he shoots hard. He's a player who can make a difference, and he can play in a centre-forward position."

Kempes had been the top scorer in La Liga the previous two seasons and was determined to show on home soil that he could deliver against the best on the sport's greatest stage. However, in 1974, at the age of 20, he failed to get on the score-sheet in West Germany and after the first round group stage in 1978, his name was still missing among goal scorers in the tournament.

After leaving Valencia in 1984, Kempes spent two years at Hércules in nearby Alicante before spending six years at various Austrian clubs. His play declined in his 30s and he did not compete for top scorer honours in the Austrian top flight. He rounded off his active career with stints at more obscure clubs in Indonesia, Chile and Albania during the 1990s.

International career

During his club career he won 43 caps for Argentina and scored 20 times. He represented his country in three World Cups in 1974, 1978 and 1982, winning the competition in 1978. He was the leading goalscorer in the 1978 tournament, scoring six goals in three braces: The first two in Argentina's first semifinal group stage match against Poland, another two against Peru, and the last two of these goals in the final against the Netherlands, which Argentina won 3–1. His second goal, in the 105th minute, was the game winner in extra time. However, in the same tournament, he notoriously stopped a goal with his hand in a second round match against Poland.[4] This resulted in a penalty kick that was promptly saved by Ubaldo Fillol.[5] His goals in the 1978 World Cup Final were his last for Argentina at the age of just 23.

In 1978, he was named South American Football Player of the Year ("El Mundo," Caracas, Venezuela). He was named by Pelé as one of the top 125 greatest living footballers in March 2004.

Managerial career

Kempes made his full-time managing debut in Albania. His brief spell with Lushnja was groundbreaking, as he became the first foreign manager who signed a foreign player for the first time in Albanian football history. His career in Albania came to a quick end in 1997.[1] The following year, he landed a job with Venezuelan side Mineros de Guayana. In 1999, Kempes moved to Bolivia and managed The Strongest, before taking charge of Blooming in 2000. Previously, he worked as assistant coach for Uruguayan manager Héctor Núñez in Valencia, and as a player-manager of Indonesian League champions Pelita Jaya.

Commentary career

He currently works as a football analyst and commentator in Spanish for ESPN Deportes (ESPN's Spanish-language version). Moreover, he as well as Fernando Palomo and Ciro Procuna provide the commentary in the Latin American version of the FIFA franchise videogames FIFA 13, FIFA 14, FIFA 15, FIFA 16, FIFA 17, FIFA 18, FIFA 19,FIFA 20,FIFA 21 and FIFA 22.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Instituto	1973	Primera División	13	11	—	—	—	—	—	—	13	11
Central	1974	Primera División	36	29	—	—	—	—	—	—	36	29
	1975		49	35	—	—	—	—	—	—	49	35
	1976		22	21	—	—	—	—	—	—	22	21
	Total		107	85	—	—	—	—	—	—	107	85
Valencia	1976–77	La Liga	34	24	0	0	—	—	—	—	34	24
	1977–78		34	28	12	11	—	—	—	—	46	39
	1978–79		30	12	10	3	6	3	—	—	46	18
	1979–80		32	22	2	2	9	9	—	—	43	33
	1980–81		12	9	1	0	5	2	—	—	18	11
	Total		142	95	25	16	20	14	—	—	187	125
River Plate	1981	Primera División	29	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	29	15
	1982		0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0
	Total		29	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	29	15
Valencia	1982–83	La Liga	27	13	1	0	8	0	2	0	38	13
	1983–84		15	8	4	3	0	0	2	0	21	11
	Total		42	21	5	3	8	0	4	0	59	24
Hércules	1984–85	La Liga	17	1	2	0	—	—	—	—	19	1
	1985–86		21	9	2	1	—	—	—	—	23	10
	Total		38	10	4	1	—	—	—	—	42	11
First Vienna	1986–87	Austrian Bundesliga	20	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	20	7
Sankt Pölten	1987–88	Austrian First League	32	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	32	10
	1988–89	Austrian Bundesliga	29	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	29	9
	1989–90		35	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	35	15
	Total		96	34	—	—	—	—	—	—	96	34
Kremser SC	1990–91	Austrian Bundesliga	21	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	21	5
	1991–92		18	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	18	2
	Total		39	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	39	7
Fernández Vial	1995	Primera B	11	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	11	5
Pelita Jaya	1996	Liga Indonesia	15	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	15	10
Career total			552	300	34	20	28	14	—	—	618	334

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[6]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Argentina	1973	1	0
	1974	10	4
	1975	4	3
	1976	9	7
	1977	0	0
	1978	7	6
	1979	0	0
	1980	0	0
	1981	3	0
	1982	9	0
Total		43	20

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
1	22 April 1974	José Amalfitani Stadium, Buenos Aires, Argentina	Romania	2–1	2–1	Friendly
2	18 May 1974	Parc des Princes, Paris, France	France	1–0	1–0	Friendly
3	22 May 1974	Wembley Stadium, London, England	England	1–2	2–2	Friendly
4				2–2
5	3 August 1975	Estadio Olímpico, Caracas, Venezuela	Venezuela	2–1	5–1	1975 Copa América
6	10 August 1975	Estadio Gigante de Arroyito, Rosario, Argentina	Venezuela	5–0	11–0	1975 Copa América
7				10–0
8	27 February 1976	Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti, Buenos Aires, Argentina	Brazil	2–1	2–1	Roca Cup 1976
9	20 March 1976	Central Stadium, Kyiv, Ukraine	Soviet Union	1–0	1–0	Friendly
10	14 June 1978	Estadio Gigante de Arroyito, Rosario, Argentina	Poland	1–0	2–0	1978 FIFA World Cup
11				2–0
12	21 June 1978	Estadio Gigante de Arroyito, Rosario, Argentina	Peru	1–0	6–0	1978 FIFA World Cup
13				3–0
14	25 June 1978	Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti, Buenos Aires, Argentina	Netherlands	1–0	3–1	1978 FIFA World Cup Final
15				2–1

Honours

Valencia

• Copa del Rey: 1978–79
• UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1979–80
• UEFA Super Cup: 1980

River Plate

• Primera División: 1981 Nacional

Pelita Jaya

• Galatama: 1993–94 [7]

Argentina

• FIFA World Cup: 1978

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[8]
• FIFA World Cup All-Star Team: 1978
• Ballon d'Or: 1978 - Le nouveau palmarès (the new winners)[9]
• 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[10]
• Golden Foot: 2007, as football legend[11]
• Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes: 2010, The stadium in Córdoba, Argentina was named after him.
• AFA Team of All Time (published 2015)[12]

References

External links

• Mario Kempes – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Mario Kempes at National-Football-Teams.com
• Mario Kempes at ESPN FC
• Mario Kempes at FootballDatabase.eu
• Mario Kempes at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)
• Mario Kempes at L'Équipe Football (in French)
• Observer Sport biography
• Futbol Factory profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 20 October 2007) (in Spanish)
• Mario Kempes at BDFutbol

На других языках

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[de] Mario Kempes

Mario Alberto Kempes Chiodi (* 15. Juli 1954 in Bell Ville, Provinz Córdoba, Argentinien) ist ein ehemaliger argentinischer Fußballspieler und heutiger -trainer. Zu seinen größten Erfolgen zählt der Gewinn der Weltmeisterschaft 1978 in seinem Heimatland Argentinien, bei der er mit sechs Treffern Torschützenkönig wurde.

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- [en] Mario Kempes

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[es] Mario Alberto Kempes

Mario Alberto Kempes Chiodi (Bell Ville, provincia de Córdoba, Argentina, 15 de julio de 1954) es un ex-futbolista, ex-entrenador y comentarista argentino. Apodado el Matador por su facilidad para el gol, jugaba de delantero.

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[fr] Mario Kempes

Mario Alberto Kempes est un footballeur argentin né le 15 juillet 1954 à Bell Ville dans la région de Córdoba.

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[it] Mario Kempes

Mario Alberto Kempes Chiodi (Bell Ville, 15 luglio 1954) è un commentatore televisivo, allenatore di calcio ed ex calciatore argentino, di ruolo attaccante o centrocampista. È stato campione del mondo con la nazionale argentina al mondiale di calcio del 1978.

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[ru] Кемпес, Марио

Ма́рио Альбе́рто Ке́мпес (исп. Mario Alberto Kempes; род. 15 июля 1954, Бель-Вилье) — аргентинский футболист, чемпион мира 1978 года.

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