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Pablo Zabaleta
Pablo Zabaleta
Personal information
Full name: Pablo Javier Zabaleta Girod
Date of birth: 16 January 1985 (1985-01-16) (age 40)
Place of birth:    Buenos Aires, Flag of Argentina Argentina
Height: 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position: Right back
Club information
Current club Flag of Albania Albania (assistant manager)
Youth clubs
1995–1997
1997–2002
Flag of Argentina Obras Sanitarias
Flag of Argentina San Lorenzo
Senior clubs
Years Club App (Gls)
2002–2005
2005–2008
2008–2017
2017–2020
Flag of Argentina San Lorenzo
Flag of Spain Espanyol
Flag of England Manchester City
Flag of England West Ham United
066 00(8)
079 00(3)
230 00(9)
072 00(0)   
National team
2003–2005
2008
2005–2019
Flag of Argentina Argentina U20
Flag of Argentina Argentina U23
Flag of Argentina Argentina
028 00(4)
0000(0)
058 00(0)
Teams managed
2023– Flag of Albania Albania (assistant)

Pablo Javier Zabaleta Girod (born 16 January 1985) is an Argentine football coach and former professional footballer who played as a right back. He is currently the assistant manager of the Albania national team. He has played for the Argentina national team. Zabaleta can operate on both sides of the pitch as a full-back and is known for his tenacious style of play, and has captained his club on numerous occasions.

With Manchester City, Zabaleta won all of English football's major honours: the FA Cup (2011), the Premier League (2012 and 2014), and the Football League Cup (2014 and 2016). Before joining Manchester City, Zabaleta played for La Liga club RCD Espanyol, where he won the 2005–06 Copa del Rey.

A full international since 2005, Zabaleta represented Argentina at the 2011 and 2015 Copa América, and was part of their team which finished as runners-up in the 2014 FIFA World Cup. He was also in their team which won gold at the 2008 Olympics.


Honours[]

Clubs[]

San Lorenzo de Almagro

RCD Espanyol

Manchester City

International[]

Argentina

Individual[]

External links[]

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Argentina – 2011 Copa América – Quarter-finals


Manager:  Flag of ? [[]]

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Argentina – 2014 FIFA World Cup – Runner up

1. Romero 2. Garay 3. Campagnaro 4. Zabaleta 5. Gago 6. Biglia 7. Di María 8. Pérez 9. Higuaín 10. Messi (c) 11. Rodríguez 12. Orión 13. A. Fernández 14. Mascherano 15. Demichelis 16. Rojo 17. F. Fernández 18. Palacio 19. Álvarez 20. Agüero 21. Andújar 22. Lavezzi 23. Basanta Manager:  Flag of Argentina Alejandro Sabella

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Argentina – 2015 Copa América – Runners-up

1. Romero 2. Garay 3. Roncaglia 4. Zabaleta 5. Gago 6. Biglia 7. Di María 8. Pereyra 9. Higuaín 10. Messi (c) 11. Agüero 12. Guzmán 13. Casco 14. Mascherano 15. Demichelis 16. Rojo 17. Otamendi 18. Tevez 19. Banega 20. Lamela 21. Pastore 22. Lavezzi 23. Andújar (Marchesín) Manager:  Flag of Argentina Gerardo Martino

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