Andrés Mazali Gini (22 July 1902 – 30 October 1975), nicknamed as El Buzo (The Diver), was a goalkeeper who played for the
Uruguay national team.
He spent his entire club career with
Nacional
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Airlines
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. He was a twice Olympic gold medalist for
Uruguay
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in the
1924 Olympics and
1928 Olympics. He became famous for his decision to break curfew in the days leading up to the start of the first
FIFA World Cup
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in
Uruguay
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, deciding to go out on a date with a mystery blonde.
International debut
Mazali, a member of the
Nacional
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Airlines
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* Transportes Aéreos Nacional, a Brazilian airline defunct in 1961
Bank
* Banco Nacional, a ...
side that won three consecutive domestic titles between
1922 and 1924 (the side only conceded 29 goals in those three, turbulent seasons;
Peñarol
Club Atlético Peñarol (; English: ''Peñarol Athletic Club'') —also known as ''Carboneros'', ''Aurinegros,'' and (familiarly) ''Manyas''— is a Uruguayan sports club from Montevideo. The name "Peñarol" comes from the Peñarol neigh ...
were banned from the national league in 1923), made his debut on 26 May 1924 in an
Olympic Games
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fixture against
Yugoslavia
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in
Colombes,
Paris
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, having won his place from
Pedro Casella who, at the time, was plying his trade with
Rampla Juniors. Uruguay won that fixture 7–0 and he conceded only two goals on his way to the Olympic title.
By the time of the
1924 South American Championship
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Overview
CONMEBOL asked the Paraguayan Football Association to organize it, but it refused because they lacked the infras ...
his place behind his captain
José Nasazzi
José Nasazzi Yarza (24 March 1901 – 17 June 1968) was a Uruguayan footballer who played as a defender. He captained his country when they won the inaugural FIFA World Cup in 1930.
Career
He was born in Bella Vista, Montevideo to Giuseppe ...
was assured, where he conceded only one goal on his way to achieving victory with Uruguay.
South American Championships
His place was taken at the
1926 South American Championship
The tenth edition of the South American Championship was held in Santiago, Chile, from 12 October to 3 November 1926.
Overview
The participating countries were Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay.
Brazil withdrew for the sec ...
by
Fausto Batignani of
Liverpool Montevideo and in 1927 by
Miguel Capuccini of
Montevideo Wanderers F.C.
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When Mazali did regain his position (recalled into
Primo Giannoti's Olympic squad prior to Amsterdam) he regained his form as well. He conceded only five goals on his way to a second Olympic Gold Medal; in the
1929 South American Championship
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, however, in Buenos Aires, both he and the team suffered ill-form, he conceding six goals and the Uruguayans finishing in 3rd place overall. His last match for the national side was a 2-0 defeat to the Argentinians in Buenos Aires in the last match of the competition in November, 1929.
Breaking curfew
When in
Montevideo for the 1930
FIFA World Cup
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, the Uruguayans were under strict instructions from
Alberto Suppici not to leave the team hotel beyond curfew hours. At one point close to the tournament Mazali breached the curfew and was, thereafter, banned from participating in the tournament by Supicci and never played for Uruguay again. His place at the tournament was taken by
Enrique Ballesteros
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He was a member of the Uruguay squad that won the 1930 FIFA World Cup. He played in all four matches of the tourna ...
of
Rampla Juniors.
Mazali was one of eight players who became double Gold medalists, along with
José Leandro Andrade
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,
Pedro Arispe,
Pedro Cea
José Pedro Cea (1 September 1900 – 18 September 1970) was a Uruguayan football player as a striker and coach.
Playing career
Club career
Cea was born in MontevideoMontevideo. At club level, he played for Nacional, where he won several Ur ...
,
José Nasazzi
José Nasazzi Yarza (24 March 1901 – 17 June 1968) was a Uruguayan footballer who played as a defender. He captained his country when they won the inaugural FIFA World Cup in 1930.
Career
He was born in Bella Vista, Montevideo to Giuseppe ...
,
Pedro Petrone
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Club caree ...
,
Héctor Scarone
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and
Santos Urdinarán
Santos "Vasquito" Urdinarán Barrena (30 March 1900 – 14 July 1979), known as ''El Vasquito'', was a footballer from Uruguay. He played for Nacional from 1919 to 1933 (318 matches and 124 goals), playing the position of right winger. He was ...
. Except for the second, all became World Champions under
Alberto Suppici.
Other sports
Besides football, Mazali also excelled in other sports. In athletics, he was the
1920 South American champion of the
400 metres hurdles
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in Chile. In basketball, he played for 6 years for
Olimpia, he played the finals of the
Uruguayan Federal Tournament against in 1923, winning the championship with his team.
Honours
;Club
*
Uruguayan Primera División
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: (5)
**
1919
Events
January
* January 1
** The Czechoslovak Legions occupy much of the self-proclaimed "free city" of Pressburg (now Bratislava), enforcing its incorporation into the new republic of Czechoslovakia.
** HMY ''Iolaire'' sinks off the ...
,
1920,
1922
Events
January
* January 7 – Dáil Éireann, the parliament of the Irish Republic, ratifies the Anglo-Irish Treaty by 64–57 votes.
* January 10 – Arthur Griffith is elected President of Dáil Éireann, the day after Éamon de Valera ...
,
1923
Events
January–February
* January 9 – Lithuania begins the Klaipėda Revolt to annex the Klaipėda Region (Memel Territory).
* January 11 – Despite strong British protests, troops from France and Belgium occupy the Ruhr area, t ...
,
1924
Events
January
* January 12 – Gopinath Saha shoots Ernest Day, whom he has mistaken for Sir Charles Tegart, the police commissioner of Calcutta, and is arrested soon after.
* January 20– 30 – Kuomintang in China holds ...
*
Copa Aldao
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: (2)
** 1919, 1920
;International
*
Olympics: (2)
**
1924
Events
January
* January 12 – Gopinath Saha shoots Ernest Day, whom he has mistaken for Sir Charles Tegart, the police commissioner of Calcutta, and is arrested soon after.
* January 20– 30 – Kuomintang in China holds ...
,
1928
Events January
* January – British bacteriologist Frederick Griffith reports the results of Griffith's experiment, indirectly proving the existence of DNA.
* January 1 – Eastern Bloc emigration and defection: Boris Bazhan ...
*
South American Championship A South American Championship is a top level international sports competition between South American athletes or sports teams representing their respective countries or professional sports clubs.
List of Championships
* ATP Buenos Aires, a tenni ...
: (3)
**
1923
Events
January–February
* January 9 – Lithuania begins the Klaipėda Revolt to annex the Klaipėda Region (Memel Territory).
* January 11 – Despite strong British protests, troops from France and Belgium occupy the Ruhr area, t ...
,
1924
Events
January
* January 12 – Gopinath Saha shoots Ernest Day, whom he has mistaken for Sir Charles Tegart, the police commissioner of Calcutta, and is arrested soon after.
* January 20– 30 – Kuomintang in China holds ...
,
1926
Events January
* January 3 – Theodoros Pangalos declares himself dictator in Greece.
* January 8
**Abdul-Aziz ibn Saud is crowned King of Hejaz.
** Crown Prince Nguyễn Phúc Vĩnh Thuy ascends the throne, the last monarch of Viet ...
References
External links
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1902 births
1975 deaths
Uruguayan footballers
Uruguay international footballers
Uruguayan Primera División players
Club Nacional de Football players
Olympic footballers of Uruguay
Footballers at the 1924 Summer Olympics
Footballers at the 1928 Summer Olympics
Olympic gold medalists for Uruguay
Uruguayan football managers
Uruguay national football team managers
Olympic medalists in football
Uruguayan men's basketball players
Uruguayan people of Italian descent
Copa América-winning players
Medalists at the 1928 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics
Association football goalkeepers