Personal information | |||
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Full name | César Zabala Fernández | ||
Date of birth | 3 June 1961 | ||
Place of birth | Luque, Paraguay | ||
Date of death | 31 January 2020 | (aged 58)||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Central defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1982–1984 | Sportivo Luqueño | ||
1985–1987 | Cerro Porteño | ||
1988–1989 | Atlético Talleres | ||
1989 | Cerro Porteño | ||
1989 | Internacional | ||
1990–1991 | Cerro Porteño | ||
International career | |||
1985–1991 | Paraguay | 49 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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.
Zabala was born in Luque, Paraguay, and played professionally for Sportivo Luqueño and Cerro Porteño. [3]
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]