César_Zabala

César Zabala

César Zabala

Paraguayan footballer (1961–2020)

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

César Zabala Fernández (3 June 1961 – 31 January 2020) was a Paraguayan football (soccer) defender.[1] He played professional football in Paraguay for Cerro Porteño, and had short spells in Argentina with Talleres de Córdoba[2] and in Brazil with Sport Club Internacional.

Quick Facts Personal information, Full name ...

Career

Zabala was born in Luque, Paraguay, and played professionally for Sportivo Luqueño and Cerro Porteño.[3]

International

Zabala made his international debut for the Paraguay national football team on 3 February 1985 in a friendly match against Uruguay (1-0 loss) in Montevideo. A participant at the 1986 FIFA World Cup in Mexico, Zabala held 49 international caps and scored three goals for the national side.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    "César Zabala". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  2. [2]
    "PARAGUAYAN PLAYERS IN ARGENTINA 1st Level". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
  3. [3]
    "Zavala precisa ayuda" (in Spanish). ABC Color. 28 October 2011. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  4. [4]
    "Paraguay - Record International Players". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.


Flag of ParaguaySoccer icon

This biographical article related to a football defender from Paraguay is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article César_Zabala, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.