Alberto Villalta

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Villalta and the second or maternal family name is Ávila.

Alberto Villalta

Villalta in 1970
Personal information
Full name	Mauricio Alberto Villalta Ávila
Date of birth	(1947-11-19)19 November 1947
Place of birth	San Salvador, El Salvador
Date of death	4 March 2017(2017-03-04) (aged 69)
Place of death	San Salvador, El Salvador
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1965–1967	Alianza
1968–1970	Atlético Marte
1971–?	FAS
International career
1970	El Salvador
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mauricio Alberto Villalta Ávila (19 November 1947 – 4 March 2017)[1] was a Salvadoran footballer.

Club career

Villalta played for Alianza, with whom he won their first league title in 1966,[2] Atlético Marte and FAS.

International career

He represented his country at the 1970 FIFA World Cup in Mexico and at the 1968 Summer Olympics also in Mexico.[3]

References

1. Martell, Samuel (4 March 2017). "Falleció el mundialista salvadoreño Alberto "Pechuga" Villalta". El Gráfico. Archived from the original on 19 August 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
2. Los éxitos albos en la historia – El Diario de Hoy (in Spanish)
3. "Alberto Villalta Biography and Statistics". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2010.

External links

• Alberto Villalta – FIFA competition record (archived)
• La historia de la clasificacion a la Copa Mundo 1970 – El Balón Cuscatleco (in Spanish)