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Mariano Pavone
Personal information
Full name	Hugo Mariano Pavone
Date of birth	May 27, 1982 (age 27)
Place of birth	Tres Sargentos, Argentina
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 91⁄2 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Betis
Number	16
Youth career
1996	Boca Juniors
1996–2000	Estudiantes
Senior career*
National team‡
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 September 2009.; † Appearances (Goals).; ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 March 2008

Hugo Mariano Pavone (born May 27, 1982 in Tres Sargentos, Buenos Aires) is an Argentine footballer who currently plays for Real Betis in Spain, as a striker.

[edit] Club career

[edit] Estudiantes de La Plata

Pavone left his childhood club Boca Juniors at the age of 14 and went on to feature for Estudiantes de La Plata in the Argentine first division for over ten years. His most notable achievement there was scoring 16 goals in the Clausura 2005, making him the top scorer.

Pavone was selected by sports newspaper Olé as the best player in the 2006 Apertura tournament, where he scored Estudiantes's first goal against Quilmes Atlético Club and also the side's last which secured the 2–1 win over alma mater Boca in the final . All in all, Pavone scored 11 goals in this tournament, but also excelled at assisting his teammates, as in the fifth goal against Gimnasia de La Plata in the October 15 derby.

[edit] Real Betis

Pavone signed for Real Betis in late June 2007.^[1] The player, who was on his honeymoon in the city of Seville, was purchased by for €6.8 million, becoming the first signing under compatriot Héctor Cúper's management. On July 23, Pavone scored on his debut, a friendly game against neighbours CD San Fernando, also assisting fellow Argentinian Juan Pablo Caffa.

His competitive debut came in the league on August 26, against Recreativo de Huelva. In his first two seasons, he failed to impress, but had a good run from November 2007-January 2008, when he netted six goals in five matches, including braces against Real Zaragoza (2–1 win, as a late substitute) and UD Almería (3–1 success).

[edit] International career

Pavone made his debut for Argentina against Chile, on 18 April 2007.

[edit] Club statistics

Season	Club	Appearances	Goals
2000-01	Estudiantes	2	0
2001-02	Estudiantes	6	1
2002-03	Estudiantes	26	3
2003-04	Estudiantes	29	4
2004-05	Estudiantes	37	21
2005-06	Estudiantes	28	5
2006-07	Estudiantes	19	11
2007-08	Real Betis	30	8

[edit] Titles

Season	Club	Title
Clausura 2005	Estudiantes	Argentine League: Topscorer, 16 goals
Apertura 2006	Estudiantes	Argentine League

[edit] Personal

Pavone's older brother, Gonzalo, is also a footballer.

[edit] References

^ "Pavone: "Ya he firmado con el Betis" (Pavone: "I have already signed with Betis")". Al Final de la Palmera. June 29, 2007. http://www.alfinaldelapalmera.com/content/view/772/1/. Retrieved 2007-06-29.

[edit] External links

[0] "Pavone: "Ya he firmado con el Betis" (Pavone: "I have already signed with Betis")". Al Final de la Palmera. June 29, 2007. http://www.alfinaldelapalmera.com/content/view/772/1/. Retrieved 2007-06-29.

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