How tall is Mario Kempes?

Mario Kempes's listed height is 182 cm (6'0"). He is taller than about 94% of men in Argentina.

Where 182 cm sits among men in Argentina

Taller than about 94% of men in Argentina born in 1954 (average 171.4 cm).

Kempes next to his teammates

Ubaldo Fillol is 1 cm taller than Mario Kempes (183 cm), teammate at Argentina national football team from 1974 to 1982.

About Mario Kempes

Mario Kempes is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a striker or attacking midfielder. He was born on 15 July 1954 in Bell Ville and was nicknamed El Toro and El Matador. He is described as a prolific goalscorer.

With Valencia, Kempes finished as La Liga's top goalscorer twice and scored 116 goals in 184 league games. At international level he was the focal point of Argentina's 1978 FIFA World Cup win, scoring twice in the final and taking the Golden Boot as top goalscorer. He also won the Golden Ball for the player of the tournament, making him one of only three players to win all three awards at a single World Cup. In 1978 he was also named South American Footballer of the Year and received the Onze d'Or European Footballer of the Year award.

At a listed 182 cm (6'0"), Kempes is 1 cm shorter than Ubaldo Fillol, who is listed at 183 cm (6'0") and was his teammate with the Argentina national football team from 1974 to 1982. In 2004 Kempes was named among the Top 125 greatest living footballers as part of FIFA's 100th anniversary celebration.

Frequently asked

How tall is Mario Kempes in feet and inches? Mario Kempes is 6'0" tall, which is 182 cm, 71.7 inches or 1.82 m.

How tall is Mario Kempes compared to Ubaldo Fillol? Ubaldo Fillol is 1 cm taller than Mario Kempes: 183 cm (6'0") vs 182 cm (6'0").

Is Mario Kempes tall for men in Argentina? At 182 cm he is taller than about 94% of men in Argentina born in 1954, whose average height is 171.4 cm.

Sources

• Mario Kempes on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Mario Kempes on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 182 cm.

Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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