Marianín

Marianín
Personal information
Full name	Mariano Arias Chamorro
Date of birth	18 May 1946 (age 78)
Place of birth	Fabero, Spain
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
	Deportivo Fabero
Senior career*
Years	Team
1966–1967	Atlético Bembibre
1967–1972	Cultural Leonesa
1972–1977	Oviedo
1977–1978	Cultural Leonesa
1978–1979	Deportivo Fabero
International career
1973	Spain
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mariano Arias Chamorro (born 18 May 1946), known as Marianín, is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a striker.

Club career

Born in Fabero, Province of León, Marianín started playing organized football with local CA Bembibre, signing with Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa in 1967 and helping it promote to Segunda División four years later by scoring a country-best 36 goals. He was subsequently signed by Real Oviedo,^[1] making his La Liga debut on 2 September 1972 and netting his team's goal in a 1–2 away loss against UD Las Palmas.

Marianín won the Pichichi Trophy in 1972–73, helping the Asturian team finish in 12th position.^[2] None of his 19 successful strikes came from the penalty spot,^[1] and highlights included a hat-trick in a 3–3 draw at Athletic Bilbao on 26 November 1972,^[3] becoming the second club player to receive this award.^[4]

Marianín suffered top flight relegation in 1974, but he contributed with a career-best – at the professional level – 20 goals to help his side gain promotion at the first attempt. He left Oviedo in June 1977 at the age of 31, retiring two years later after spells with Cultural and Deportivo Fabero.^[1] in total, he scored 65 times for his main club in all competitions.^[4]

International career

Marianín earned one cap for the Spain national team. It consisted of a second-half substitute appearance in a 0–0 friendly draw against Turkey, on 17 October 1973.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Marianín, aquel 'Jabalí del Bierzo'" [Marianín, that ‘Bierzo wild boar’]. El País (in Spanish). 4 January 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
^ "Spain – List of Topscorers ("Pichichi") 1929–2015". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
^ "Un "Jabalí" suelto en San Mamés" [A «Wild boar» on the loose in San Mamés]. La Nueva España (in Spanish). 27 December 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
^ ^a ^b "máximos goleadores en LIGA de 1ª división con la camiseta del R. OVIEDO" [top goal scorers in 1st division LEAGUE in R. OVIEDO shirt] (in Spanish). Telecable. Archived from the original on 25 March 2010.
^ "0–0: España se defendió sin ahogos ante Turquia" [0–0: Spain had no problem fending off Turkey]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 18 October 1973. Retrieved 27 July 2016.