Mario Kempes

**Mario Alberto Kempes Chiodi** (; born 15 July 1954) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a striker.

### Club

|rowspan="2"|Club|rowspan="2"|Season|colspan="3"|League|colspan="2"|Cup|colspan="2"|Continental|colspan="2"|Other|colspan="2"|Total|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|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||||
|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||||
|River Plate|1981|Primera División|29|15|—|—|—|—|—|—|29|15||
|1982|0|0|—|—|—|—|—|—|0|0||||
|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||||
|Hércules|1984–85|La Liga|17|1|2|0|—|—|—|—|19|1||
|1985–86|21|9|2|1|—|—|—|—|23|10||||
|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||||
|Kremser SC|1990–91|Austrian Bundesliga|21|5|—|—|—|—|—|—|21|5||
|1991–92|18|2|—|—|—|—|—|—|18|2||||
|Fernández Vial|1995|Primera B|11|5|—|—|—|—|—|—|11|5||
|Pelita Jaya|1996|Liga Indonesia|15|10|—|—|—|—|—|—|15|10||

### International

|National team|Year|Apps|Goals||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|rowspan="10"|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|||

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

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

**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
- FIFA World Cup All-Star Team: 1978
- Ballon d'Or: 1978 - Le nouveau palmarès (the new winners)
- 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
- Golden Foot: 2007, as football legend
- Estadio_Mario_Alberto_Kempes: 2010, The stadium in Córdoba,_Argentina was named after him.
- AFA Team of All Time (published 2015)

## Other websites

- Observer Sport biography

## Infobox (football biography)

- **name**: Mario Alberto Kempes
- **image**: Kempes Valencia CF.jpg
- **caption**: Kempes playing for Valencia, circa 1982-84
- **fullname**: Mario Alberto Kempes Chiodi
- **birth place**: Bell Ville, Argentina
- **height**: 1.84 m
- **position**: Forward (association football)#Striker, Striker
- **youthyears1**: 1961–1968
- **youthclubs1**: Club Atlético y Biblioteca Bell
- **youthyears2**: 1968–1969
- **youthclubs2**: Talleres de Córdoba, Talleres
- **youthyears3**: 1969–1970
- **youthclubs3**: Instituto Atlético Central Córdoba, Instituto
- **years1**: 1970–1973
- **clubs1**: Instituto Atlético Central Córdoba, Instituto
- **caps1**: 13
- **goals1**: 11
- **years2**: 1973–1976
- **clubs2**: Rosario Central
- **caps2**: 107
- **goals2**: 85
- **years3**: 1976–1981
- **clubs3**: Valencia CF, Valencia
- **caps3**: 142
- **goals3**: 95
- **years4**: 1981–1982
- **clubs4**: Club Atlético River Plate, River Plate
- **caps4**: 29
- **goals4**: 15
- **years5**: 1982–1984
- **clubs5**: Valencia CF, Valencia
- **caps5**: 42
- **goals5**: 21
- **years6**: 1984–1986
- **clubs6**: Hércules CF, Hércules
- **caps6**: 38
- **goals6**: 10
- **years7**: 1986–1987
- **clubs7**: First Vienna FC, First Vienna
- **caps7**: 20
- **goals7**: 7
- **years8**: 1987–1990
- **clubs8**: SKN St. Pölten, St. Pölten
- **caps8**: 96
- **goals8**: 34
- **years9**: 1990–1992
- **clubs9**: Kremser SC
- **caps9**: 39
- **goals9**: 7
- **years10**: 1993–1994
- **clubs10**: Pelita Bandung Raya, Pelita Jaya
- **caps10**: 18
- **goals10**: 12
- **years11**: 1995
- **clubs11**: Club Deportivo Arturo Fernández Vial, Fernández Vial
- **caps11**: 11
- **goals11**: 5
- **years12**: 1996
- **clubs12**: KF Lushnja, Lushnja
- **totalcaps**: 555
- **totalgoals**: 302
- **nationalyears1**: 1973–1982
- **nationalteam1**: Argentina national football team, Argentina
- **nationalcaps1**: 43
- **nationalgoals1**: 20
- **manageryears1**: 1995–1996
- **managerclubs1**: Pelita Bandung Raya, Pelita Jaya
- **manageryears2**: 1996
- **managerclubs2**: KF Lushnja, Lushnja (player-manager)
- **manageryears3**: 1997–1998
- **managerclubs3**: Mineros de Guayana
- **manageryears4**: 1999
- **managerclubs4**: The Strongest
- **manageryears5**: 2000
- **managerclubs5**: Club Blooming, Blooming
- **manageryears6**: 2000–2001
- **managerclubs6**: Club Independiente Petrolero, Independiente Petrolero
- **manageryears7**: 2001–2002
- **managerclubs7**: S.S.D. Casarano Calcio, Casarano
- **manageryears8**: 2002
- **managerclubs8**: CD San Fernando, San Fernando