Andrés Mazali

Andrés Mazzali ( born July 22, 1902 in Guruyú, Montevideo, Uruguay, † October 30, 1975 ) was a Uruguayan football player and athlete.

Football

Association

The El Buzo -called Mazzali played in the club from 1919 to 1930 for the big montevideanischen club Nacional. In this time of winning five Uruguayan league titles in his club (1919, 1920, 1922, 1923, 1924), as well as two successes in the Copa Lipton (1924, 1927) and the victory at the 1929 Copa Newton fell. Also, the cup of the Copa Río de la Plata was brought from his team in 1919 and 1920 to Uruguay.

National

With the Summer Olympic Games in 1924 and Summer Olympic Games in 1928 he won the gold medal with the Uruguayan national football team. He played it on the position of the goalkeeper. Participation in the Football World Cup 1930, when Uruguay became world champion, but he was denied. Although he belonged until shortly before the tournament the national squad. However, he withdrew during the two- month preparatory training camp without permission from the team hotel in Prado Park in Montevideo, to visit his family. Then he threw the then coach Alberto Suppici from the team. Further success with the national team were the respective title at the South Championships in the years 1923, 1924 and 1926. Moreover, he also took part in the ending with the vice- championship Campeonato Sudamericano 1927, and the tournament in 1929, in which the third place was achieved. Overall, he graduated on May 26, 1924 to the November 17, 1929 21 caps for Uruguay ..

A trainer

After the end of his active career in 1933, he worked in the following period as a coach.

Other sports

He was also a 1920 Athletics South American champions in the 400 meter hurdles race and silver medal winner of the 200m hurdles distance where he had to admit only beaten the Chileans Harold Rosenqvist. Two years later he was again second in the South American Championships in Athletics 1922 in the 400m hurdles final behind Enrique Thompson. Also, the national basketball team of Uruguay belonged to a player of Club Atlético Olimpia, for which he spent six years actively and with whom he won the Torneo Federal 1923.