# Mario Kempes

Mario Kempes is an Argentine footballer and manager, born on 15 July 1954 in Bell Ville, Córdoba, Argentina. Kempes plays as a striker. Kempes has scored 367 goals in 681 games for club and country and has won 6 trophies, including the Ballon d'Or, the World Cup and 1 league title.

## Kempes's career stats

|   | Games | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| Clubs, all competitions | 638 | 347 |
| Argentina | 43 | 20 |
| Total | 681 | 367 |

Goals per game: 0.54.

## Kempes's trophies and awards

- Trophies with club and country: 6
- League titles: 1
- Domestic cups: 1
- Other international club trophies: 2
- World Cup: 1
- Trophies with Argentina: 1
- Ballon d'Or: 1
- Individual awards: 18

### Valencia

- Copa del Rey: 1 (1978–79)
- European Cup Winners' Cup: 1 (1979–80)
- European Super Cup: 1 (1980)

### River Plate

- Primera División: 1 (1981)

### Pelita Jaya

- Galatama: 1 (1993–94)

### Argentina

- FIFA World Cup: 1 (1978)

### Individual

- Argentine Primera División top scorers: 2 (1974, 1976)
- Pichichi Trophy: 2 (1977, 1978)
- FIFA World Cup Golden Boot: 1 (1978)
- FIFA World Cup Golden Ball: 1 (1978)
- FIFA World Cup All-Star Team: 1 (1978)
- Ballon d'Or: 1 (1978)
- Onze d'Or: 1 (1978)
- Olimpia de Plata: 1 (1978)
- South American Footballer of the Year: 1 (1978)
- UEFA Cup Winners' Cup top scorers: 1 (1979–80)
- FIFA 100: 1 (2004)
- South American Player of the Century: 1 (2006)
- and 4 more

## Clubs

League games and goals at each club.

1. 1973–1974: Instituto, 13 games, 11 goals
2. 1974–1976: Rosario Central, 107 games, 89 goals
3. 1976–1981: Valencia, 142 games, 95 goals
4. 1981–1982: River Plate, 29 games, 15 goals
5. 1982–1984: Valencia, 42 games, 21 goals
6. 1984–1986: Hércules, 38 games, 10 goals
7. 1986–1987: First Vienna, 20 games, 7 goals
8. 1987–1990: St. Pölten, 96 games, 34 goals
9. 1990–1992: Krems, 39 games, 7 goals
10. 1995: Fernández Vial, 11 games, 5 goals
11. 1995–1996: Pelita Jaya, 15 games, 10 goals
12. 1996: Lushnja

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