Ladislao Mazurkiewicz Iglesias[2] (Latin American Spanish: [laðisˈlao masuɾˈkjeβitʃ]; 14 February 1945 – 2 January 2013) was a Uruguayan footballer who played as a goalkeeper.[3]
 Mazurkiewicz training for the 1974 FIFA World Cup | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Ladislao Mazurkiewicz Iglesias | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 14 February 1945 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Piriápolis, Uruguay | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 2 January 2013 (aged 67) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1963–1964 | RC Montevideo | 26 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 1965–1971 | Peñarol | 169 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 1971–1974 | Atlético Mineiro | 44 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 1974–1976 | Granada | 12 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 1977–1978 | Cobreloa | 34 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 1979–1980 | Deportivo Cali | 36 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 1981 | Peñarol | 14 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1965–1974 | Uruguay | 37 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1988–1989 | Peñarol | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Career
editMazurkiewicz helped the Uruguay national team qualify for the semifinals of the 1970 World Cup, where the charrúas were stopped by the eventual champion, Brazil. He was elected the best goalkeeper of that tournament. He also played for the Brazilian side Atlético Mineiro.
During his international career (1965–74), he earned a total of 37 appearances with the national team of his native Uruguay.[4] He coached Peñarol from 1988–89.[5]
Personal life
editMazurkiewicz's father was Polish and his mother Spanish. Though of Polish ancestry, he did not know Polish and never visited Poland.[6]
Death
editMazurkiewicz died on 2 January 2013 in Montevideo, Uruguay, aged 67, from undisclosed causes. He is buried at Parque del Recuerdo cemetery.[7]
Honours
editClub
editPeñarol
edit- Primera División: 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1981
- Copa Libertadores: 1966
- Intercontinental Cup: 1966
- Intercontinental Champions' Supercup: 1969
Atlético Mineiro
edit- Série A: 1971
América Cali
edit- Categoría Primera A: 1979
International
editUruguay
edit- Copa América: 1967
Uruguay U20
editIndividual
edit- IFFHS Uruguayan Men's Dream Team[8]
- FIFA World Cup All-Star Team: 1970
References
edit- ^ FIFA.com. "Welcome to FIFA.com News - Goalkeepers who belied their size". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on December 29, 2019. Retrieved 2020-01-23.
- ^ "Mazurkiewicz, Ladislao Mazurkiewicz Iglesias". BDFutbol. 1945-02-14. Retrieved 2013-01-02.
- ^ "Ladislao Mazurkiewicz".
- ^ "Uruguay - Record International Players". Rsssf.com. Archived from the original on 2011-06-28. Retrieved 2013-01-02.
- ^ "Tecnicos". Girasolweb.tripod.com. Retrieved 2013-01-02.
- ^ Zmarł słynny bramkarz Ladislao Mazurkiewicz Archived 2013-10-19 at the Wayback Machine at Rzeczpospolita, 2 January 2013.
- ^ "Falleció Ladislao Mazurkiewicz, una leyenda del fútbol uruguayo" (in Spanish). El Observador. 2 January 2013. Archived from the original on 5 January 2013. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
- ^ "IFFHS All-Time Uruguay Men's Dream Team". IFFHS. 5 August 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
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