Mario Zabalaga (8 May 1938 - 13 December 2008) was a Bolivian footballer
He was part of Bolivia's squad that won the
1963 South American Championship
The 1963 South American Championship was held in Bolivia between 10 and 31 March 1963. It was won by Bolivia with Paraguay second. This is, so far, Bolivia's only Copa America title.
Squads
For a complete list of participating squads see: ''1 ...
on home soil.
International Career
Zabalaga got his first cap with
Bolivia
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on 15 July 1961 against
Uruguay
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for the 1st leg of the
1962 FIFA World Cup qualification
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.
He also play the 2nd leg on 30 July, also against
Uruguay
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.
He was selected in
Bolivia’s squad
In military terminology, a squad is among the smallest of military organizations and is led by a non-commissioned officer. NATO and US doctrine define a squad as an organization "larger than a team, but smaller than a section." while US Army do ...
for the
1963 South American Championship
The 1963 South American Championship was held in Bolivia between 10 and 31 March 1963. It was won by Bolivia with Paraguay second. This is, so far, Bolivia's only Copa America title.
Squads
For a complete list of participating squads see: ''1 ...
, playing only one game against
Paraguay
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on 24 March as Bolivia won the
tournament
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, its first and only
Copa America
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In July and August 1965, he played three
1966 FIFA World Cup qualification
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games, against
Paraguay
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two times, and one time against
Argentina
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.
Zabalaga was in
Bolivia’s squad
In military terminology, a squad is among the smallest of military organizations and is led by a non-commissioned officer. NATO and US doctrine define a squad as an organization "larger than a team, but smaller than a section." while US Army do ...
for the
1967 South American Championship
The 1967 South American Football Championship was won by hosts Uruguay, with Argentina finished second. Brazil and Peru withdrew from the tournament. It was the first tournament in which Venezuela participated.
Qualifying round
''Chile won ...
and played 5 games during the tournament.
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The game against
Chile
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on 1st February was his 11th and last cap with
Bolivia
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References
1938 births
Living people
Bolivian men's footballers
Bolivia men's international footballers
Men's association football defenders
C.D. Jorge Wilstermann players
Club Aurora players
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