César Zabala

César Zabala
Personal information
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
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
	*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.

Career

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]

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

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