Mario Zanabria
 Mario Zanabria with Newell's Old Boys c. 1974 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mario Nicasio Zanabria | ||
| Date of birth | 1 October 1948 | ||
| Place of birth | Santa Fe, Argentina | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1967–1969 | Unión de Santa Fe | 40 | (5) |
| 1970–1975 | Newell's Old Boys | 253 | (56) |
| 1976–1980 | Boca Juniors | 129 | (11) |
| 1981 | Argentinos Juniors | 25 | (1) |
| 1982 | Boca Juniors | 26 | (4) |
| 1983 | Huracán | 24 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 1975 | Argentina | 4 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Mario Nicasio Zanabria (born 1 October 1948 in Santa Fe) is an Argentine former football player, who played as a midfielder. He was in Argentina's squad for the 1975 Copa America.[1]
Club career
[edit]A playmaker, Zanabria made his début in the first division in 1967 with Unión de Santa Fe, where he played until 1969. From 1970 to 1975 he excelled with Newell's Old Boys, winning the Metropolitano in 1974. He then moved to Boca Juniors, where he would play until 1980, and then again in 1982, winning the 1976 Nacional and Metropolitano, the 1977 and 1978 Copa Libertadores de América and 1978 Intercontinental Cup under coach Toto Lorenzo. Wearing the #10 jersey, he played a total of 179 matches in all competitions with Boca, scoring 16 goals. In 1981, he played for Argentinos Juniors, and for Huracán in 1983 before retiring.
Managerial career
[edit]After retirement he coached several teams, including Boca Juniors (1986), Club Atlas (1992–1993), Newell's Old Boys (1997), Unión de Santa Fe (1998), Lanús (1999), Talleres de Córdoba (2001), Querétaro F.C. (2002) and Vélez Sársfield (2004) and Real España (2008 and 2010).[2][3]
Honours
[edit]Player
[edit]Unión de Santa Fe
- Primera B Metropolitana: 1966
Newell's Old Boys
- Boca Juniors
- Argentine Primera División: Metropolitano 1976
- Copa Libertadores: 1977, 1978
- Copa Interamericana runner-up: 1977
- Intercontinental Cup: 1977
Manager
[edit]Real C.D. España
References
[edit]- ^ "Copa América 1975". RSSSF. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
- ^ "Voy a ponerlos en alto" (in Spanish). Diario La Prensa. 5 December 2007. Archived from the original on 6 December 2007. Retrieved 5 December 2007.
- ^ "Zanabria y Tosello, experiencia contra juventud" (in Spanish). Diario La Prensa. 2011. Archived from the original on 17 February 2013.
External links
[edit]
Media related to Mario Zanabria at Wikimedia Commons- Futbol Factory profile at the Wayback Machine (archived October 20, 2007) (in Spanish)
- Informe Xeneize biography (in Spanish)
- Boca statistics at the Wayback Machine (archived 2006-12-07) (in Spanish)
- Vende Humos profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 2007-01-01) (in Spanish)
