Mario Abrante

Pedro Mario Álvarez Abrante (born 2 February 1982), commonly known as Mario, is a Spanish retired professional footballer as a central defender.

Club career
Born in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Mario started his senior career with Atlético Madrid, but could only represent its C and B teams. In summer 2001 he signed for Real Valladolid, making his La Liga debut in the 2001–02 season, playing 17 games and repeating the feat the following campaign, still in the top flight.

In 2003–04, Mario was loaned to FC Barcelona, appearing only once for the Catalans officially, in a 5–1 away defeat against Málaga CF on 3 December 2003. As Valladolid were relegated in June he returned to the Castile and León club for two further seasons, both spent in the Segunda División.

Mario joined Recreativo de Huelva in 2006, being an important defensive element as the Andalusian side finished eighth in the top division. On 5 November 2006, he scored in the last minute of a 2–1 home win over Gimnàstic de Tarragona.

For the 2007–08 season, Mario moved to Getafe CF, being an undisputed starter in his second year but appearing rarely the following campaigns due to constant injuries. His first appearance in 2010–11 – one of just three – only took place on 10 May 2011, in a 4–0 away loss to Real Madrid.

Mario also spent extended periods on the sidelines with his following team, Real Betis, having joined as a free agent in June 2011. He scored only goal for the Verdiblancos on 24 February 2013 in a 3–0 home defeat of Málaga, but they were eventually relegated and he left.

In late July 2013, Mario signed a two-year contract with Azerbaijan Premier League side FC Baku. He went back to Spain in August 2014, agreeing to a two-year deal at Real Zaragoza.

On 8 March 2016, after one and a half seasons in the second tier, Mario moved to the Thai Premier League with Muangthong United FC.

Honours
Muangthong United
 * Thai Premier League: 2016
 * Thai League Cup: 2016
 * Thailand Champions Cup: 2017

Spain U16
 * UEFA European Under-16 Championship: 1999