Mario Zabalaga

Mario Zabalaga
Personal information
Date of birth (1938-05-08)8 May 1938
Place of birth Cochabamba, Bolivia
Date of death 13 December 2008(2008-12-13) (aged 70)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1958-1961 Jorge Wilstermann
1961 Always Ready
1962-1963 Jorge Wilstermann
1964 Aurora
1965-1973 Jorge Wilstermann
International career
1961-1967 Bolivia 11 (0)
Medal record
Representing  Bolivia
Copa América
Winner 1963 Bolivia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mario Zabalaga (8 May 1938 – 13 December 2008)[1][2] was a Bolivian footballer[3][4] He was part of Bolivia's squad that won the 1963 South American Championship on home soil.[5]

International career

Zabalaga got his first cap with Bolivia on 15 July 1961 against Uruguay for the 1st leg of the 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification.[6] He also play the 2nd leg on 30 July, also against Uruguay.[7]

He was selected in Bolivia's squad for the 1963 South American Championship, playing only one game against Paraguay on 24 March[8] as Bolivia won the tournament, its first and only Copa America.

In July and August 1965, he played three 1966 FIFA World Cup qualification games, two against Paraguay[9][10] and one against Argentina.[11]

Zabalaga was in Bolivia's squad for the 1967 South American Championship and played 5 games during the tournament.[12] The game against Chile on 1 February was his 11th and last cap with Bolivia.

References

  1. ^ "Entre la nostalgia y el olvido se recuerdan 60 años del título de Bolivia del 63". La Razon. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  2. ^ "EL HOMBRE RECORD". Facebook Wilstermann cuestion de orgullo. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Mario Zabalaga". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Mario Zabalaga". Live Futbol. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  5. ^ "South American Championship 1963". RSSSF. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Bolivia v Uruguay, 15 July 1961". 11v11. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  7. ^ "Uruguay v Bolivia, 30 July 1961". 11v11. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  8. ^ "South American Championship 1963". RSSF. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  9. ^ "Paraguay v Bolivia, 25 July 1965". 11v11. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  10. ^ "Bolivia v Paraguay, 22 August 1965". 11v11. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  11. ^ "Bolivia v Argentina, 29 August 1965". 11v11. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  12. ^ "South American Championship 1967". RSSSF. Retrieved 8 January 2024.


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