{{short description|Argentine footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2016}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Daniel Vega | image = | caption = | fullname = Mario Daniel Vega | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1984|6|3}} | birth_place = Cutral Có, Neuquén, Argentina | height = {{height|m=1.89|precision=0}} | currentclub = AEK Athens (assistant manager) | position = Goalkeeper | years1 = 2005–2007 | years2 = 2007–2012 | years3 = 2013–2015 | years4 = 2016–2018 | years5 = 2018 | years6 = 2018 | years7 = 2019–2021 | clubs1 = Nueva Chicago | clubs2 = River Plate | clubs3 = Anorthosis Famagusta | clubs4 = Miami FC | clubs5 = → Miami FC 2 (loan) | clubs6 = Tampa Bay Rowdies | clubs7 = San Jose Earthquakes | caps1 = 58 | caps2 = 76 <!--LEAGUE APPS & GOALS ONLY --> | caps3 = 15 | caps4 = 64 | caps5 = 11 | caps6 = 10 | caps7 = 47 | goals1 = 0 | goals2 = 0 | goals3 = 0 | goals4 = 0 | goals5 = 0 | goals6 = 0 | goals7 = 0 | totalcaps = 281 | totalgoals = 0 | manageryears1 = 2022 | manageryears2 = 2022– | managerclubs1 = San Jose Earthquakes (assistant) | managerclubs2 = AEK Athens (assistant) | club-update = 4 December 2021 }}
'''Mario Daniel Vega''' (born 3 June 1984) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He is the current assistant manager of Greek Super League club AEK Athens.
==Career== Arriving from Nueva Chicago for the 2007–08 season he is at the start of the season considered to be River's fourth-choice keeper after the unexpected return of Juan Pablo Carrizo.
Vega was part of the River Plate squad that won the Clausura 2008 tournament, but he did not play in any of the games.
===Anorthosis Famagusta=== On 2 September 2013, Anorthosis Famagusta announced the contract agreement with Mario Vega.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.anorthosis.com/news/3961 |title=ΚΥΑΝΟΛΕΥΚΟΣ Ο MARIO DANIEL VEGA |publisher=Anorthosis.com |date=2 September 2013 |accessdate=2 September 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130905124749/http://www.anorthosis.com/news/3961 |archivedate=5 September 2013 }}</ref>
In November 2013, Vega assumed the role of starting goalkeeper following an injury to Anorthosis Famagusta's starting keeper Mathieu Valverde.
===Miami FC=== In September 2016, Vega signed with Miami FC of the North American Soccer League.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.miamifc.com/news/2016/01/05/miami-fc-inks-former-river-plate-and-anorthosis-famagusta-fc-goalkeeper-mario-daniel-vega|title=MIAMI FC INKS FORMER RIVER PLATE AND ANORTHOSIS FAMAGUSTA FC GOALKEEPER MARIO DANIEL VEGA|publisher=MiamiFC.com|date=5 January 2016|accessdate=5 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180925220115/http://www.miamifc.com/news/2016/01/05/miami-fc-inks-former-river-plate-and-anorthosis-famagusta-fc-goalkeeper-mario-daniel-vega|archive-date=25 September 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> Vega played in 64 regular season games for Miami from 2016 to 2017. After the dissolution of the NASL, Vega stayed with the team as they played as Miami FC 2 in the National Premier Soccer League, winning the 2018 NPSL championship in August.
===Tampa Bay Rowdies=== Following the conclusion of the National Premier Soccer League season, Vega signed with the Tampa Bay Rowdies for the remainder of their United Soccer League season.<ref>{{cite web |title=Rowdies Sign Experienced Goalkeeper Daniel Vega |url=https://www.rowdiessoccer.com/news_article/show/942251 |website=RowdiesSoccer.com |accessdate=16 August 2018 |archive-date=16 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180816194853/https://www.rowdiessoccer.com/news_article/show/942251 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
===San Jose Earthquakes=== On 18 January 2019, Vega signed with Major League Soccer's San Jose Earthquakes.<ref>{{cite web |title=NEWS: Earthquakes Sign Veteran Goalkeeper Daniel Vega |url=https://www.sjearthquakes.com/post/2019/01/18/news-earthquakes-sign-veteran-goalkeeper-daniel-vega |website=SJEarthquakes.com |accessdate=19 January 2019}}</ref> Following the 2021 season, Vega's contract with San Jose expired.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sjearthquakes.com/news/news-earthquakes-announce-roster-moves-ahead-of-2022-mls-season|title=NEWS: Earthquakes announce roster moves ahead of 2022 MLS Season | San Jose Earthquakes|website=sjearthquakes}}</ref>
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== External links == *{{in lang|es}} {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20120528154031/http://www.futbolxxi.com/Futbolista.aspx?ID=13437&SEOFutbolista=Vega+Mario+Daniel Argentine Primera statistics]}} *{{in lang|es}} [http://www.cariverplate.com.ar/tplen.php?cat=en&url=ficha-jugador.php&id=128 Player profile at River´s website]
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