Mario Salas

Mario Alfredo Salas Saieg (, born 11 October 1967) is a Chilean football manager and former player who played as a midfielder.

Career

Salas earned five caps for the Chile national team, scoring no goals between 1993 and 1997, and made his debut in 1993 in a friendly match against Spain in Alicante. He started his managerial career at Barnechea in 2009. In 2011, he won the Tercera División de Chile title and the promotion to Primera B. In 2012, he was appointed as head coach of the Chile U20 national team after the resignation of Fernando Carvallo.

As a football coach, Salas started his career as an assistant for Universidad de Concepción, Unión Española and Everton de Viña del Mar.

Personal life Salas married the personal trainer Nathalie Pizarro in December 2025.

He completed his BA in Physical education at the Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso.

Managerial statistics

Honours Player Unión Española Copa Chile (1): 1993

Colo-Colo Primera División de Chile (3): 1996, 1997 Clausura, 1998 Copa Chile (1): 1996

Manager Barnechea Tercera División (1): 2011

Universidad Católica Primera División de Chile (2): 2016 Clausura, 2016 Apertura Supercopa de Chile (1): 2016

Sporting Cristal Peruvian Primera División (1): 2018

Colo-Colo Copa Chile (1): 2019