Ladislao Mazurkiewicz Iglesias (; 14 February 1945 – 2 January 2013) was a Uruguayan

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who played as a

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Career

Mazurkiewicz helped the Uruguay national team qualify for the semifinals of the 1970 World Cup, where the ''charrúas'' were stopped by the eventual champion,

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. He was elected the best goalkeeper of that tournament. He also played for the Brazilian side Atlético Mineiro. During his international career (1965–74), he earned a total of 37 appearances with the national team of his native Uruguay. He coached

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from 1988–89.

Personal life

Mazurkiewicz's father was

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and his mother

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. Though of Polish ancestry, he did not know

and never visited

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Death

Mazurkiewicz died on 2 January 2013 in

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, aged 67, from undisclosed causes. He is buried at Parque del Recuerdo cemetery.

Honours

Club

Peñarol

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: 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1981 *

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: 1966 * Intercontinental Cup: 1966

Atlético Mineiro

* Série A: 1971

América Cali

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: 1979

International

Uruguay

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: 1967

Uruguay U20

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: 1964

References

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