Mauricio Eduardo Cataldo Mancilla (born 28 February 1979) is a Chilean former footballer.

Club career

He is well remembered for his rabona golden goal to then Universidad de Chile's goalkeeper Johnny Herrera during the Chilean 2003 Torneo Apertura. That goal occurred in the extra Time of a playoff's quarterfinals match to the define the tournament's champion.

Mauricio Cataldo

After football

Politics

In 2016, he decided to run for councilor, reason why he sought support at political party Patriotic Union, an instrumental left–wing party (self-proclaimed "progressivist") from marxist–leninist organization Communist Party of Chile–Proletarian Action. He unsuccessfully competed in the elections in La Florida, Santiago's commune, where he failed to reach a municipal post. In 2019, again he announced his intention to compete for the municipal elections in La Florida.

Mauricio Cataldo

Personal life

He has repeatedly said he had problems with alcohol and that he frequented getting drunk before training.

Mauricio Cataldo

Honours

Club

Cobreloa

Primera División de Chile (1): 2004 Clausura

Unión Española

Primera División de Chile (1): 2005 Apertura

References

External links

1979 births

Living people

Footballers from Santiago

Chilean men's footballers

Audax Italiano footballers

Provincial Osorno footballers

C.D. Universidad de Concepción footballers

C.D. Cobreloa footballers

Unión Española footballers

Unión San Felipe footballers

Santiago Morning footballers

Lota Schwager footballers

Ñublense footballers

C.D. Arturo Fernández Vial footballers

Chilean Primera División players

Primera B de Chile players

Tercera División de Chile players

Men's association football forwards

Patriotic Union (Chile) politicians

Politicians from Santiago

Chilean sportsperson-politicians

Hoxhaists