Ladislao Mazurkiewicz Iglesias (; 14 February 1945 – 2 January 2013) was a Uruguayan
footballer
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who played as a
goalkeeper
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.
Career
Mazurkiewicz helped the
Uruguay national team qualify for the semifinals of the
1970 World Cup, where the ''charrúas'' were stopped by the eventual champion,
Brazil
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. 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. He coached
Peñarol from 1988–89.
Personal life
Mazurkiewicz's father was
Polish and his mother
Spanish. Though of Polish ancestry, he did not know
Polish and never visited
Poland
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.
Death
Mazurkiewicz died on 2 January 2013 in
Montevideo, Uruguay, aged 67, from undisclosed causes. He is buried at
Parque del Recuerdo cemetery.
Honours
Club
Peñarol
*
Primera División: 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1981
*
Copa Libertadores
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: 1966
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Intercontinental Cup: 1966
Atlético Mineiro
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Série A: 1971
América Cali
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Categoría Primera A
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: 1979
International
Uruguay
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Copa América: 1967
Uruguay U20
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South American U-20 Championship: 1964
References
1945 births
2013 deaths
People from Piriápolis
Uruguayan footballers
Association football goalkeepers
Uruguay international footballers
1966 FIFA World Cup players
1970 FIFA World Cup players
1974 FIFA World Cup players
Uruguayan Primera División players
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
La Liga players
Categoría Primera A players
Peñarol players
Clube Atlético Mineiro players
Granada CF footballers
Cobreloa footballers
América de Cali footballers
Expatriate footballers in Brazil
Expatriate footballers in Chile
Expatriate footballers in Spain
Uruguayan expatriate footballers
Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Brazil
Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Chile
Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Colombia
Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Spain
Uruguayan football managers
Uruguayan people of Polish descent
Uruguayan people of Spanish descent
Peñarol managers
Respiratory disease deaths in Uruguay
Burials at Parque del Recuerdo (Uruguay)
Racing Club de Montevideo players
Expatriate footballers in Colombia
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