Mariano Bombarda

Mariano Bombarda (born 10 September 1972) is an Argentinian former professional footballer who played as a striker.

Early life Bombarda was born in Cádiz, Spain, to an Italian father and Argentinian mother. Due to the profession of his father, who was a naval engineer, his family moved a lot and in addition to Spain he has also lived in Italy, Argentina and Venezuela.

Career As part of an exchange program in 1989 for students from Venezuela, he played for ACV in Assen, Netherlands, where he entered the under-19 team.

Bombarda then played for Metz, before returning to Groningen. Later on, he joined Willem II, where he scored a goal after just 28.21 seconds in a 4–3 defeat against Sparta Prague in the 1999–2000 UEFA Champions League.

Afterwards, he played for Feyenoord and Tenerife. At the latter, he retired from football after one season, in 2005.

After football Bombarda has since worked as a youth team coach at Willem II.