César Zabala

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.

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.