Marcos Mondaini
Encyclopedia
Marcos Gustavo Mondaini is an Argentine
professional footballer who plays for C.D. Chivas USA
in Major League Soccer
, on loan from Centro Atlético Fénix
.
, debuting with the first team during the 2004 Apertura season. While with Boca, Mondaini appeared in 6 league matches.
Mondaini spent the 2006-07 season on loan with Ecuador
ian club Emelec
. During his one season with Emelec he appeared in 41 matches and scored 13 goals. After the season he was recognized as the top player in Ecuador's Serie A for 2006. In 2008 he returned to Ecuador to play for Emelec's arch-rival, Barcelona SC. While with Barcelona SC he appeared in 21 matches and scored 3 goals. After returning briefly to Boca, Mondaini was loaned out to Uruguay's Nacional
. While with Nacional he helped the club in capturing the 2008-09 league title. He also participated in the 2009 Copa Libertadores for Nacional appearing in 7 matches and scoring 2 goals as the club reached the semi-final stage.
In 2010 he joined Colombia's Atlético Nacional
. On July 31, 2010, "The devil" in his debut scored his first goal for Atlético Nacional
in a 3-1 defeat against Deportivo Cali
in the third round of the Torneo Finalización of Colombia.
of the Uruguayan Primera División to C.D. Chivas USA
of Major League Soccer
on March 1, 2011. He scored his first goal for his new club on April 30, in a 3-0 win over New England Revolution
.
On May 7, he made a tackle from behind with no chance of getting the ball on Real Salt Lake
's Javier Morales
, sending him off the field with a dislocated ankle and two broken bones. Javier Morales will likely be out for five months; while Marcos received a suspension of four games: 3 games for the tackle + 1 game for the red card.
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
professional footballer who plays for C.D. Chivas USA
C.D. Chivas USA
Club Deportivo Chivas USA is an American professional soccer club based in the Los Angeles suburb of Carson, California that competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States of America and Canada....
in Major League Soccer
Major League Soccer
Major League Soccer is a professional soccer league based in the United States and sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation . The league is composed of 19 teams — 16 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada...
, on loan from Centro Atlético Fénix
Centro Atlético Fénix
Centro Atlético Fénix are a sports club from Montevideo in Uruguay. They currently play in the Uruguayan 1st Division. Fénix is one of the most popular and traditional teams of Uruguay's 2nd Division, along with Racing Club de Montevideo, who are their all-time rivals.-History:The club were founded...
.
South America
Mondaini began his career in the youth ranks of top Argentine side Boca JuniorsBoca Juniors
Club Atlético Boca Juniors is an Argentine sports club based in La Boca neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its professional football team, which currently plays in the Primera División....
, debuting with the first team during the 2004 Apertura season. While with Boca, Mondaini appeared in 6 league matches.
Mondaini spent the 2006-07 season on loan with Ecuador
Ecuador
Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...
ian club Emelec
Club Sport Emelec
Club Sport Emelec is a Ecuadorian sports club based in Guayaquil that is best known for their professional football team. The football team plays in the Ecuadorian Serie A, the highest level of professional football in the country....
. During his one season with Emelec he appeared in 41 matches and scored 13 goals. After the season he was recognized as the top player in Ecuador's Serie A for 2006. In 2008 he returned to Ecuador to play for Emelec's arch-rival, Barcelona SC. While with Barcelona SC he appeared in 21 matches and scored 3 goals. After returning briefly to Boca, Mondaini was loaned out to Uruguay's Nacional
Club Nacional de Football
Club Nacional de Football is a Uruguayan sports club based in Montevideo. It is best known for its professional football team, which plays in the Uruguayan Primera División....
. While with Nacional he helped the club in capturing the 2008-09 league title. He also participated in the 2009 Copa Libertadores for Nacional appearing in 7 matches and scoring 2 goals as the club reached the semi-final stage.
In 2010 he joined Colombia's Atlético Nacional
Atlético Nacional
Corporación Deportiva Atlético Nacional is a Colombian football team based in Medellín. They play their home games at the Estadio Atanasio Girardot stadium which also serves as home to Deportivo Independiente Medellín...
. On July 31, 2010, "The devil" in his debut scored his first goal for Atlético Nacional
Atlético Nacional
Corporación Deportiva Atlético Nacional is a Colombian football team based in Medellín. They play their home games at the Estadio Atanasio Girardot stadium which also serves as home to Deportivo Independiente Medellín...
in a 3-1 defeat against Deportivo Cali
Deportivo Cali
Asociación Deportivo Cali is a Colombian sports club based in Cali, Colombia. Mostly known for its football team, it also sponsors basketball, volleyball and swimming...
in the third round of the Torneo Finalización of Colombia.
United States
Mondaini was loaned from Centro Atlético FénixCentro Atlético Fénix
Centro Atlético Fénix are a sports club from Montevideo in Uruguay. They currently play in the Uruguayan 1st Division. Fénix is one of the most popular and traditional teams of Uruguay's 2nd Division, along with Racing Club de Montevideo, who are their all-time rivals.-History:The club were founded...
of the Uruguayan Primera División to C.D. Chivas USA
C.D. Chivas USA
Club Deportivo Chivas USA is an American professional soccer club based in the Los Angeles suburb of Carson, California that competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States of America and Canada....
of Major League Soccer
Major League Soccer
Major League Soccer is a professional soccer league based in the United States and sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation . The league is composed of 19 teams — 16 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada...
on March 1, 2011. He scored his first goal for his new club on April 30, in a 3-0 win over New England Revolution
New England Revolution
The New England Revolution is an American professional association football club based in Foxborough, Massachusetts which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada...
.
On May 7, he made a tackle from behind with no chance of getting the ball on Real Salt Lake
Real Salt Lake
Real Salt Lake is an American professional soccer club based in Sandy, Utah, a suburb of Salt Lake City. The team competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. They currently play their home games at Rio Tinto Stadium. Real Salt Lake won...
's Javier Morales
Javier Morales
Javier Morales is an Argentine footballer who currently plays for Real Salt Lake in Major League Soccer.-Argentina:...
, sending him off the field with a dislocated ankle and two broken bones. Javier Morales will likely be out for five months; while Marcos received a suspension of four games: 3 games for the tackle + 1 game for the red card.