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.