Carlos Javier Mac Allister[1] (born 5 March 1968) is an Argentine politician and former footballer. A centre-back, he played for Argentinos Juniors, Boca Juniors, and Racing Club during his career. He also won three international caps for the Argentina national team in 1993. After his football career, Mac Allister was elected as a National Deputy for the Republican Proposal party in 2023, representing his native province of La Pampa. From 2016 to 2019, he served as Secretary of Sports in the government of President Mauricio Macri.
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 Mac Allister in 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Secretary of Sports | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 10 December 2015 – 12 October 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| President | Mauricio Macri | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Carlos Espínola | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Diógenes de Urquiza | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National Deputy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 10 December 2013 – 10 December 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Martín Maquieyra | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Constituency | La Pampa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | Carlos Javier Mac Allister 6 May 1968 Santa Rosa, La Pampa, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Political party | Republican Proposal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other political affiliations | Juntos por el Cambio (2015–present) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Club career
editMac Allister debuted for Argentinos Juniors in 1986. He transferred to Boca Juniors in 1992, where he scored the winning goal in the gold cup final.[2] In 1996, he left Boca for Racing Club where he played until 1998, playing one final season with Ferro Carril Oeste before retiring at the age of 30.[3]
International career
editIn 1993, Mac Allister played for the Argentina national team in the qualifiers for the 1994 FIFA World Cup alongside Diego Maradona, Fernando Redondo, Sergio Goycochea, Oscar Ruggeri and Diego Simeone. He was brought into the team in late 1993 following a loss to Colombia on 5 September 1993 in Buenos Aires, and played in the following international games for Argentina:
- 31 October 1993: 1–1 draw vs Australia, played in Sydney in the 1994 World Cup inter-continental qualification playoff;
- 17 November 1993: 1–0 victory vs Australia, played in Buenos Aires in the 1994 World Cup inter-continental qualification playoff;
- 15 December 1993: 2–1 victory vs Germany, played in Miami in a friendly.
However, Mac Allister was not selected for the 1994 FIFA World Cup finals.
Post-playing career
editIn 1998 the Mac Allister brothers, Carlos and Patricio, established their own sports club for youngsters, the MacAllister Sports Club. They acquired a four-hectare piece of land situated 5 km outside Santa Rosa, in La Pampa province, where they built their own club to train and promote young football players for their subsequent careers in professional football.[4]
He was elected to the National Chamber of Deputies as part of the Republican Proposal party in 2013, representing his native province of La Pampa. From 2015 to 2018, he served as Secretary of Sports in the government of President Mauricio Macri.[5][6]
Personal life
editMac Allister is of Irish and Italian descent.[7] Mac Allister has ancestors from the Irish town of Donabate.[8][9] He talked in 2004 about having no deep relations to his roots, but "would love to know Ireland", a place where he "would someday go".[10] His brother is Patricio Mac Allister.[11] He has three sons who are professional footballers: Alexis, Francis and Kevin.[11]
Honours
edit| Season | Team | Title |
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| Apertura 1992 | Boca Juniors | Primera División Argentina |
| 1993 | Boca Juniors | Copa de Oro Nicolás Leoz |
References
edit- ^ "Alexis Mac Allister y su familia de futbolistas que lo acompañó hasta Qatar; ¿dónde juegan los hermanos del seleccionado argentino?". El Universo (in Spanish). 13 December 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ "Todavía estoy buscando mi camino". Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- ^ "Mac Allister sobre Macri: "Mi jefe político es mucho mejor trabajando que hablando"" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 15 May 2015.
- ^ Macallister Sports Club
- ^ "El "Colorado" Mac Allister será candidato a diputado en La Pampa por el Pro". La Nación (in Spanish). 12 January 2013. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- ^ "Mac Allister deja la secretaría de Deportes para lanzar su candidatura a gobernador". Ámbito Financiero (in Spanish). 5 October 2018. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- ^ "The Mac Allister family: friends with Maradona to a World Cup with Messi". the Guardian. 12 December 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ Kingston, Samuel (16 December 2022). "Irish Argentines: Foxford to Buenes Aires via Donabate".
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Culhane, Darragh (18 December 2022). "Alexis Mac Allister's Irish heritage explained as he plays in World Cup final". Irish Mirror. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ "Todavía estoy buscando mi camino". El Gráfico. 19 March 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
- ^ a b "Triple Mac". Olé. 23 September 2017. Archived from the original on 21 June 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
External links
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- FIFA Player Statistics
- Carlos Mac Allister at National-Football-Teams.com
- Argentine Primera statistics at Fútbol XXI[usurped] (in Spanish)
- Carlos Mac Allister at BDFA (in Spanish)