| Mario Zabalaga | |
| Birth Date: | 8 May 1938 |
| Birth Place: | Cochabamba, Bolivia |
| Position: | Defender |
| Years1: | 1958-1961 |
| Clubs1: | Jorge Wilstermann |
| Years2: | 1961 |
| Clubs2: | Always Ready |
| Years3: | 1962-1963 |
| Clubs3: | Jorge Wilstermann |
| Years4: | 1964 |
| Clubs4: | Aurora |
| Years5: | 1965-1973 |
| Clubs5: | Jorge Wilstermann |
| Nationalteam1: | Bolivia |
| Nationalyears1: | 1961-1967 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 11 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Mario Zabalaga (8 May 1938 - 13 December 2008)[1] [2] was a Bolivian footballer[3] [4] He was part of Bolivia's squad that won the 1963 South American Championship on home soil.[5]
Zabalaga got his first cap with Bolivia on 15 July 1961 against Uruguay for the 1st leg of the 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification.[6] He also play the 2nd leg on 30 July, also against Uruguay.[7]
He was selected in Bolivia's squad for the 1963 South American Championship, playing only one game against Paraguay on 24 March[8] as Bolivia won the tournament, its first and only Copa America.
In July and August 1965, he played three 1966 FIFA World Cup qualification games, against Paraguay two times,[9] [10] and one time against Argentina.[11]
Zabalaga was in Bolivia's squad for the 1967 South American Championship and played 5 games during the tournament.[12] The game against Chile on 1 February was his 11th and last cap with Bolivia.