Mario Kempes
Argentine footballer
- Fame64.0
- Momentum25.0
- Argentina rank#74
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- Fame64.0
- Momentum25.0
- Argentina rank#74
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Born 1954 · age 72Argentina
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Updated 2026-06-21
He scored twice in the final to deliver Argentina's first World Cup in 1978, then walked away with the Golden Boot, Golden Ball, and a nickname — El Matador — that stuck for good reason.
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Born 15 July 1954, Mario Alberto Kempes Chiodi built his reputation at Valencia, where he finished as La Liga's top scorer twice and racked up 116 goals in 184 league games. The 1978 World Cup made him immortal: as Argentina's focal point, he scored six times including two in the final, claimed both the Golden Boot and Golden Ball, and joined Garrincha and Paolo Rossi as the only players to sweep all three major awards at a single tournament. That same year he took South American Footballer of the Year and the Onze d'Or. FIFA named him one of the 125 greatest living footballers in 2004. They c…
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Teams
Low confidence
- Madura United F.C.1999–1999
- Madura United F.C.1996–1996
- C.C.D. Arturo Fernández Vial1995–1995
- Madura United F.C.1995–1996
- Kremser SC1990–1992
- SKN St. Pölten1987–1990
- VSE St. Pölten1987–1990
- First Vienna FC1986–1987
- Hércules CF1984–1986
- Valencia CF1982–1984
- Club Atlético River Plate1981–1982
- Valencia CF1976–1981
- Club Atlético Rosario Central1974–1976
- Argentina national football team1973–1982
- Club Sport Emelec1970–1973
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| 1999–1999 | 15 | 10 |
| 1996–1996 | 11 | 5 |
| 1995–1995 | 11 | 5 |
| 1995–1996 | 15 | 10 |
| 1990–1992 | 39 | 7 |
| 1987–1990 | 96 | 34 |
| 1986–1987 | 20 | 7 |
| 1984–1986 | 38 | 10 |
| 1982–1984 | 42 | 21 |
| 1981–1982 | 29 | 15 |
| 1976–1981 | 142 | 95 |
| 1974–1976 | 107 | 85 |
| 1973–1982 | 43 | 20 |
| 1970–1973 | 13 | 11 |
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