Mario Cristobal
American football coach and former player (born 1970)
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- Mario Manuel Cristobal (born September 24, 1970) is an American college football coach who is the head football coach for the University of Miami.
- He was an all-conference offensive tackle on the Miami Hurricanes football team that won national championships in 1989 and 1991.
- He played high school football at Christopher Columbus High School in the Miami-Dade County community of Westchester.
- Cristobal played under Hall of Fame coach Dennis Erickson during the rise of the University of Miami as one of the nation's most elite college football programs.
- In 1992, Cristobal earned First-team All-Big East Conference as an offensive tackle.
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WikipediaMario Manuel Cristobal (born September 24, 1970) is an American college football coach who is the head football coach for the University of Miami. He previously served as the head football coach at Florida International University (FIU) from 2007 to 2012 and the University of Oregon from 2017 to 2021. He was an all-conference offensive tackle on the Miami Hurricanes football team that won national championships in 1989 and 1991.
Cristobal was born in Miami on September 24, 1970. He played high school football at Christopher Columbus High School in the Miami-Dade County community of Westchester. Cristobal started on the offensive line alongside Alex Mirabal, who went on to become his offensive line coach at Miami, and Fernando Mendoza IV, whose son Fernando V won the 2025 Heisman Trophy as quarterback at Indiana and led the Hoosiers to a win over Cristobal's Miami team in the 2026 College Football Playoff National Championship.
Cristobal then went to play for the University of Miami, where he was a four-year letterman between 1989 and 1992. Cristobal played under Hall of Fame coach Dennis Erickson during the rise of the University of Miami as one of the nation's most elite college football programs. During his four seasons at the University of Miami, he was a member of two national championship-winning teams (1989 and 1991). In 1992, Cristobal earned First-team All-Big East Conference as an offensive tackle.
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