Mario Kempes

In this article, the first or paternal family name is Kempes and the second or maternal family name is Chiodi.

Mario Alberto Kempes Chiodi (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈmaɾjo alˈβeɾto ˈkempes ˈtʃjoði]; born 15 July 1954) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a striker.

Mario Alberto Kempes

Kempes playing for Valencia, circa 1982-84
Personal information
Full name	Mario Alberto Kempes Chiodi
Date of birth	(1954-07-15) 15 July 1954 (age 70)
Place of birth	Bell Ville, Argentina
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
1961–1968	Club Atlético y Biblioteca Bell
1968–1969	Talleres
1969–1970	Instituto
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1970–1973	Instituto	13	(11)
1973–1976	Rosario Central	107	(85)
1976–1981	Valencia	142	(95)
1981–1982	River Plate	29	(15)
1982–1984	Valencia	42	(21)
1984–1986	Hércules	38	(10)
1986–1987	First Vienna	20	(7)
1987–1990	St. Pölten	96	(34)
1990–1992	Kremser SC	39	(7)
1993–1994	Pelita Jaya	18	(12)
1995	Fernández Vial	11	(5)
1996	Lushnja[1]
Total		555	(302)
International career
1973–1982	Argentina	43	(20)
Managerial career
1995–1996	Pelita Jaya
1996	Lushnja (player-manager)[1]
1997–1998	Mineros de Guayana
1999	The Strongest
2000	Blooming
2000–2001	Independiente Petrolero
2001–2002	Casarano
2002	San Fernando[2]
Medal record Representing  Argentina FIFA World Cup Winner 1978 Argentina
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Instituto	1973	Primera División	13	11	—	—	—	—	—	—	13	11
Central	1974	Primera División	36	29	—	—	—	—	—	—	36	29
	1975		49	35	—	—	—	—	—	—	49	35
	1976		22	21	—	—	—	—	—	—	22	21
	Total		107	85	—	—	—	—	—	—	107	85
Valencia	1976–77	La Liga	34	24	0	0	—	—	—	—	34	24
	1977–78		34	28	12	11	—	—	—	—	46	39
	1978–79		30	12	10	3	6	3	—	—	46	18
	1979–80		32	22	2	2	9	9	—	—	43	33
	1980–81		12	9	1	0	5	2	—	—	18	11
	Total		142	95	25	16	20	14	—	—	187	125
River Plate	1981	Primera División	29	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	29	15
	1982		0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0
	Total		29	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	29	15
Valencia	1982–83	La Liga	27	13	1	0	8	0	2	0	38	13
	1983–84		15	8	4	3	0	0	2	0	21	11
	Total		42	21	5	3	8	0	4	0	59	24
Hércules	1984–85	La Liga	17	1	2	0	—	—	—	—	19	1
	1985–86		21	9	2	1	—	—	—	—	23	10
	Total		38	10	4	1	—	—	—	—	42	11
First Vienna	1986–87	Austrian Bundesliga	20	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	20	7
Sankt Pölten	1987–88	Austrian First League	32	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	32	10
	1988–89	Austrian Bundesliga	29	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	29	9
	1989–90		35	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	35	15
	Total		96	34	—	—	—	—	—	—	96	34
Kremser SC	1990–91	Austrian Bundesliga	21	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	21	5
	1991–92		18	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	18	2
	Total		39	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	39	7
Fernández Vial	1995	Primera B	11	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	11	5
Pelita Jaya	1996	Liga Indonesia	15	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	15	10
Career total			552	300	34	20	28	14	—	—	618	334

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[3]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Argentina	1973	1	0
	1974	10	4
	1975	4	3
	1976	9	7
	1977	0	0
	1978	7	6
	1979	0	0
	1980	0	0
	1981	3	0
	1982	9	0
Total		43	20

Scores and results list Argentina's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kempes goal.

List of international goals scored by Mario Kempes

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	22 April 1974	José Amalfitani Stadium, Buenos Aires, Argentina	Romania	2–1	2–1	Friendly
2	18 May 1974	Parc des Princes, Paris, France	France	1–0	1–0	Friendly
3	22 May 1974	Wembley Stadium, London, England	England	1–2	2–2	Friendly
4				2–2
5	3 August 1975	Estadio Olímpico, Caracas, Venezuela	Venezuela	2–1	5–1	1975 Copa América
6	10 August 1975	Estadio Gigante de Arroyito, Rosario, Argentina	Venezuela	5–0	11–0	1975 Copa América
7				10–0
8	27 February 1976	Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti, Buenos Aires, Argentina	Brazil	2–1	2–1	Roca Cup 1976
9	20 March 1976	Central Stadium, Kiev, Ukraine	Soviet Union	1–0	1–0	Friendly
10	14 June 1978	Estadio Gigante de Arroyito, Rosario, Argentina	Poland	1–0	2–0	1978 FIFA World Cup
11				2–0
12	21 June 1978	Estadio Gigante de Arroyito, Rosario, Argentina	Peru	1–0	6–0	1978 FIFA World Cup
13				3–0
14	25 June 1978	Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti, Buenos Aires, Argentina	Netherlands	1–0	3–1	1978 FIFA World Cup Final
15				2–1

Honours

Valencia

• Copa del Rey: 1978–79
• UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1979–80
• UEFA Super Cup: 1980

River Plate

• Primera División: 1981 Nacional

Pelita Jaya

• Galatama: 1993–94 ^[4]

Argentina

• FIFA World Cup: 1978

Individual

• Argentine Primera División top scorers: 1974 Nacional, 1976 Metropolitan
• Pichichi Trophy: 1977, 1978
• FIFA World Cup Golden Boot: 1978
• FIFA World Cup Golden Ball: 1978^[5]
• FIFA World Cup All-Star Team: 1978
• Ballon d'Or: 1978 - Le nouveau palmarès (the new winners)^[6]
• Onze d'Or: 1978
• Olimpia de Plata: 1978
• South American Footballer of the Year: 1978
• UEFA Cup Winners' Cup top scorers: 1979–80
• FIFA 100: 2004
• South American Player of the Century: Ranking Nº 23: 2006^[7]
• Golden Foot: 2007, as football legend^[8]
• Estadio_Mario_Alberto_Kempes: 2010, The stadium in Córdoba,_Argentina was named after him.
• AFA Team of All Time (published 2015)^[9]