Mauricio Alberto Villalta Ávila (19 November 1947 – 4 March 2017)[1] was a Salvadoran footballer.
 Villalta in 1970 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mauricio Alberto Villalta Ávila | ||
| Date of birth | 19 November 1947 | ||
| Place of birth | San Salvador, El Salvador | ||
| Date of death | 4 March 2017 (aged 69) | ||
| Place of death | San Salvador, El Salvador | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1965–1967 | Alianza | ||
| 1968–1970 | Atlético Marte | ||
| 1971–? | FAS | ||
| International career | |||
| 1970 | El Salvador | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editVillalta played for Alianza, with whom he won their first league title in 1966,[2] Atlético Marte and FAS.
International career
editHe represented his country at the 1970 FIFA World Cup in Mexico and at the 1968 Summer Olympics also in Mexico.[3]
References
edit- ^ Martell, Samuel (4 March 2017). "Falleció el mundialista salvadoreño Alberto "Pechuga" Villalta". El Gráfico. Archived from the original on 19 August 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
- ^ Los éxitos albos en la historia – El Diario de Hoy (in Spanish)
- ^ "Alberto Villalta Biography and Statistics". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2010.
External links
edit- Alberto Villalta – FIFA competition record (archived)
- La historia de la clasificacion a la Copa Mundo 1970 – El Balón Cuscatleco (in Spanish)
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