Mario Zanabria

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Mario Zanabria
Image:Mario Zanabria 1974.jpg
Personal information
Full name Mario Nicasio Zanabria
Date of birth October 1, 1948 (1948-10-01) (age 59)
Place of birth    Santa Fe, Argentina
Playing position Midfielder
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1967-1969
1970-1975
1976-1980
1981
1982
1983
Unión de Santa Fe
Newell's Old Boys
Boca Juniors
Argentinos Juniors
Boca Juniors
Huracán
 ? (?)
? (?)
129 (11)
? (?)
26 (4)
? (?)   
National team
 ? Argentina 4 (2)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 4 September 2007.
* Appearances (Goals)

Mario Nicasio Zanabria (born October 1, 1948 in Santa Fe) is a former Argentine football (soccer) player and the current coach of Real España.[1]

A playmaker, Zanabria made debut in 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. With the jersey #10, 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.

After retirement he coached several teams, including Boca Juniors (1986), Newell's Old Boys (1997), Unión de Santa Fe (1998), Lanús(1999), Talleres de Córdoba (2001) and Vélez Sársfield (2004) and currently Real España.

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  1. ^ "“Voy a ponerlos en alto”", Diario La Prensa, 2007-12-05. Retrieved on 2007-12-05. (Spanish) 
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