Ladislao Mazurkiewicz

Ladislao Mazurkiewicz

Mazurkiewicz (left), Porta and Morena
Personal information
Full name	Ladislao Mazurkiewicz Iglesias
Date of birth	(1945-02-14)14 February 1945
Place of birth	Piriápolis, Uruguay
Date of death	2 January 2013(2013-01-02) (aged 67)
Place of death	Montevideo, Uruguay
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1963–1964	RC Montevideo
1964–1971	Peñarol
1971–1974	Atlético Mineiro	44	(0)
1974–1975	Granada	2	(0)
1976–1978	Cobreloa
1979–1980	América de Cali	36	(0)
1980–1981	Peñarol
International career
1965–1974	Uruguay	36	(0)
Managerial career
1988–1989	Peñarol
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ladislao Mazurkiewicz Iglesias (Spanish pronunciation: [laðisˈlao masurˈkjeβitʃ]; 14 February 1945 – 2 January 2013) was a Uruguayan football goalkeeper of the 1960s and 1970s.

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, Brazil. 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 36 appearances with the national team of his native Uruguay. He coached Peñarol from 1988–89.

Personal life

Mazurkiewicz's father was Polish and his mother Spanish. Though of Polish ancestry, he did not know Polish and never visited Poland.

Death

Mazurkiewicz died on 2 January 2013 in Montevideo, Uruguay, aged 67, from undisclosed causes. He is buried at Parque del Recuerdo cemetery.