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José Luis Zalazar Rodríguez (born 26 October 1963) is an Uruguayan retired footballer who played mostly as an attacking midfielder. Nicknamed ''El Oso'' (Bear), he played most of his career in Spain, especially with Albacete Balompié, being part of the club's most long tenure in La Liga. He was also notable for his strong and accurate right-foot shot, as demonstrated with several goals from long distance, particularly from free kicks.〔(FortuneCity biography ) 〕 An Uruguayan international for nearly one full decade, Zalazar represented the country at the 1986 World Cup. ==Club career== Born in Montevideo, Zalazar started his career at local club C.A. Peñarol in 1982. After the 1986 FIFA World Cup he joined Mexican club Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara where, in his first year, he was the highest goalscorer of the tournament with 23 goals overall. He then moved to Spain, where he played with Cádiz CF one season before returning to Mexico for 1988–89, again with the ''Tecos''. In 1989 Zalazar returned to Spain, playing one year in its second division with RCD Español. He then joined Albacete Balompié, where he would have his most successful period, playing six seasons and being part of the squad known as ''Queso Mecánico'' ("Clockwork Cheese"). He started his spell at the Castile-La Mancha team in the second level, scoring 15 times in all 38 matches in an eventual promotion – namely two crucial ones against UD Salamanca.〔 During 1991–92's La Liga, Zalazar again played in all the games, adding 13 goals and helping Albacete finish in seventh place, the highest position ever reached by the club in the top division. His performances earned him the ''EFE Trophy'' by Spanish news agency EFE, awarded to the best Ibero-American player in the competition every year.〔(Forlán, segundo uruguayo que gana el Trofeo EFE (Forlán, second Uruguayan to win the EFE Award) ); EFE, 24 October 2005 〕 During his career at Albacete, he also became the club's all-time leader in top level appearances, with 180 matches,〔 〕 and goals, with 57. After Albacete was relegated back to division two at the end of 1995–96, Zalazar left for Racing de Santander for one single campaign. The following year he returned to Uruguay, playing the 1997 ''Apertura'' tournament for hometown's Club Nacional de Football and the ''Clausura'' for C.A. Bella Vista. After a brief retirement the 35-year-old rejoined Albacete, still in the second tier. In 1999 season, Zalazar join River Plate until 2000 season. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「José Zalazar」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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