Mario Blandón

Mario Artica

Personal information

Full name

Mario Blandón Artica

Place of birth

Honduras

Playing position

Forward

Senior career*

Years

Team

Apps^†

(Gls)^†

1969–1976

Motagua

134

(48)

1977–1978

Federal

(1)

National team

1974

Honduras

Honours

Representing Motagua
	Liga Nacional	1969–70
	Liga Nacional	1970–71
	Liga Nacional	1971–72
	Liga Nacional	1973–74
	Liga Nacional	1974–75
	Liga Nacional	1975–76

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 July 2010.

† Appearances (goals)

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Blandón and the second or maternal family name is Artica.

Mario Blandón Artica is a retired Honduran football forward.

Club career

He played most of his senior career for Honduran giants Motagua in the Honduran league^[1] and was part of the famous team that remained unbeaten for 32 games in a row in 1973-1974.^[2] He is currently the sixth best scorer for Motagua of all times with 48 goals.^[3] He also played for Federal.

International career

Blandón has represented Honduras in 5 FIFA World Cup qualification matches^[4]^[5] in 1974.

Honours

Motagua

Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras: 2

1970–71, 1973–74

Individual

Top goalscorer in Liga Nacional de Honduras: 1

1973–74

References

↑ – Desafíe a Ismael – La Prensa (Spanish) 29 July 2010 (Spanish)
↑ Treviño: “Nos preocupa ganar y ser campeones – La Prensa (Spanish)
↑ GOLEADORES 18.07.65 - 01.04.12 - Ciclo
↑ Mario Blandón – FIFA competition record
↑ Mario Blandón – FIFA competition record

Honduran Liga Nacional Top goalscorers

1965–66: Grey
1966–67: Caballero
1967–68: Garden
1968–69: Abrussezze
1969–70: Ortega
1970–71: Alvarado
1971–72: Alvarado
1972–73: N/A
1973–74: Blandón & Plummer
1974–75: Peña
1975–76: López
1976–77: O. Hernández
1977–78: Carreño
1978–79: Bernárdez
1979–80: Norales
1980–81: Altamirano
1981–82: Altamirano
1982–83: Altamirano
1983–84: Gamboa
1984–85: Altamirano
1985–86: Flores
1986–87: Dueñas
1987–88: Machado
1988–89: Matthews, Alonso, Lobo & Gamboa
1989–90: Ávila
1990–91: Vallejo
1991–92: Bennett
1992–93: Arriola
1993–94: Chacón
1994–95: Ávila
1995–96: Castro
1996–97: Costa
1997–98 A: Velásquez
1997–98 C: Guevara & Velásquez
1998–99: de Lima
1999–00 A: Velásquez
1999–00 C: Cárcamo
2000–01 A: Verón
2000–01 C: Cacho
2001–02 A: Reneau
2001–02 C: Ferreira
2002–03 A: Ferreira
2002–03 C: Costa, Cacho & Emílio
2003–04 A: Tosello
2003–04 C: Emilio
2004–05 A: Emilio
2004–05 C: Ramírez
2005–06 A: Ramírez
2005–06 C: Emilio
2006–07 A: Costly
2006–07 C: Pavón
2007–08 A: E. Martínez
2007–08 C: Velásquez
2008–09 A: Ferreira
2008–09 C: Diduch
2009–10 A: Palacios
2009–10 C: Bengtson
2010–11 A: Bengtson
2010–11 C: Bengtson
2011–12 A: Cardozo
2011–12 C: Torlacoff & Copete
2012–13 A: Rojas
2012–13 C: R. Martínez
2013–14 A: Castillo
2013–14 C: R. Martínez
2014–15 A: E. Hernández
2014–15 C: Castillo
2015–16 A: Vega

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