Mauricio Alberto Villalta Ávila (19 November 1947 – 4 March 2017)[1] was a Salvadoran footballer.

Alberto Villalta
Villalta in 1970
Personal information
Full name Mauricio Alberto Villalta Ávila
Date of birth (1947-11-19)19 November 1947
Place of birth San Salvador, El Salvador
Date of death 4 March 2017(2017-03-04) (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

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Villalta played for Alianza, with whom he won their first league title in 1966,[2] Atlético Marte and FAS.

International career

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He represented his country at the 1970 FIFA World Cup in Mexico and at the 1968 Summer Olympics also in Mexico.[3]

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Los éxitos albos en la historia – El Diario de Hoy (in Spanish)
  3. ^ "Alberto Villalta Biography and Statistics". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2010.
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