Photo: Елена Рыбакова / CC BY-SA 3.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Mariano Pernia is one of those players I enjoy precisely because he defies his position. A left back who scored ten La Liga goals in a single season with Getafe is doing something most defenders never approach, and his rise from Independiente to Atletico Madrid, eventually earning a Spain call-up as an Argentine-Spaniard, speaks to real ambition. What I love most is the second act: trading the pitch for a race car. That tells me his appetite for speed and competition was never really about football, just about attacking whatever was in front of him.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Mariano Pernía
- Name (Japanese)
- マリアーノ・ペルニア
- Reading
- まりあーの・ぺるにあ
- Born
- May 4, 1977 (age 49)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Snake
- Origin
- Tandil, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
- Height
- 179 cm
- Occupation
- association football player / racing driver
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Mariano Pernía born?
Born May 4, 1977 (age 49).
Where is Mariano Pernía from?
Mariano Pernía is from Tandil, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina.
What does Mariano Pernía do?
Mariano Pernía works as association football player, racing driver.
How tall is Mariano Pernía?
Mariano Pernía is 179 cm.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.