Mario Beata

Mario Roberto Beata Reyes (born October 17, 1974) is a retired Honduran soccer player.

Mario Beata
Personal information
Full name Mario Roberto Beata Reyes
Date of birth (1974-10-17) 17 October 1974
Place of birth Puerto Cortés, Honduras
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1998 Marathón 80 (1)
1999–2001 Platense 81 (0)
2002–2005 Olimpia 116 (0)
2006–2010 Marathón 144 (4)
2010–2011 Hunan Billows 37 (3)
2012 Marathón 5 (0)
International career‡
1996–2009 Honduras 24 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2007
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 September 2012
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Beata and the second or maternal family name is Reyes.

Club career

Beata made his league debut for Marathón in 1992 against Súper Estrella and also played for Honduran sides Platense and Olimpia. He signed a contract with Hunan Billows in February 2010.[1] He made his debut for Hunan against Shenyang Dongjin on 3 April and scored his first goal on 1 May.[2]

He announced his retirement in March 2012. He played 426 matches in the national league, what made him the Honduran with most matches played in the league. He scored 5 goals in total, all of them for Marathón, and won 8 league titles.[3]

International career

He made his debut for Honduras in a March 1996 friendly match against Colombia and has earned a total of 24 caps, scoring no goals. He has represented his country in 3 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[4] and played at the 2007 UNCAF Nations Cup.[5]

His final international was a June 2009 FIFA World Cup qualification match against the USA.

Personal life

Beata is married to Ángela Hernández with whom he has two children. He also has two children with his former wife.

Honours
2001 Clausura, 2002 Apertura, 2004 Clausura, 2005 Clausura, 2005 Apertura, 2007 Apertura, 2008 Apertura, 2009 Apertura

References
  1. 湖南湘涛无缘哥伦比亚球星 签洪都拉斯现役国脚
  2. 贝阿塔头槌建功锁定胜局 湖南1-0小胜延边继续领跑
  3. Mario Beata: “Desconocía mi récord de más partidos en la Liga” - La Prensa (in Spanish)
  4. Mario Beata – FIFA competition record (archived)
  5. UNCAF (Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup) 2007 - Details Archived 2008-10-24 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
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