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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
Personal information
Full name	César Zabala Fernández
Date of birth	(1961-06-03)3 June 1961
Place of birth	Luque, Paraguay
Date of death	31 January 2020(2020-01-31) (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. He played professional football in Paraguay for Cerro Porteño, and had short spells in Argentina with Talleres de Córdoba and in Brazil with Sport Club Internacional.

Career

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

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.

References

"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.

Paraguay squads

v t e Paraguay squad – 1986 FIFA World Cup
1 Fernández 2 Torales 3 Zabala 4 Schettina 5 Delgado (c) 6 Nunes 7 Ferreira 8 Romerito 9 Cabañas 10 Cañete 11 Mendoza 12 Battaglia 13 Cáceres 14 Caballero 15 Cabral 16 Guasch 17 Alcaraz 18 Isasi 19 Chilavert 20 Hicks 21 Alonso 22 Coronel Coach: Ré

v t e Paraguay squad – 1987 Copa América
1 Fernández 2 Torales 3 Delgado 4 Jacquet 5 Zabala 6 Guasch 7 Romerito 8 Benítez 9 Cabañas 10 Cañete 11 Hicks 12 Navarro 13 Cáceres 14 Rodríguez 15 Blanco 16 Palacios 17 Ferreira 18 Torres 19 González 20 Nunes 21 Bobadilla 22 Colarte Coach: Parodi

v t e Paraguay squad – 1989 Copa América fourth place
1 Caballero 2 Chamorro 3 Cáceres 4 Cañete 5 Espínola 6 Delgado 7 Fernández 8 Ferreira 9 Franco 10 Guasch 11 Jacquet 12 Mendoza 13 Neffa 14 Palacios 15 Rivarola 16 Brítez Román 17 Ruiz Díaz 18 Sanabria 19 Torales 20 Zabala 21 Escobar 22 Guirland 23 Torres Coach: Manera

v t e Paraguay squad – 1991 Copa América
1 Chilavert 2 Barrios 3 Cristaldo 4 Suárez 5 Rivarola 6 V. Sanabria 7 Neffa 8 Guirland 9 Cardozo 10 Monzón 11 González 12 Ruiz Díaz 13 Martínez 14 Jacquet 15 Struway 16 M. Sanabria 17 Genes 18 Romero 19 Alvarenga 20 Zabala 21 Yegros 22 Peralta Coach: Kiese

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