Narciso Zazueta

Narciso “Tanque” Zazueta[1] is a retired Mexican footballer who played in both the United States and Mexico.

Narciso Zazueta
Personal information
Full name Narciso Alberto Zazueta Catalan
Date of birth (1968-10-29) October 29, 1968
Place of birth Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing position(s) Defender / Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Hermisillo Seris
1992–1994 Tucson Amigos
1996–1997 Inter Tijuana
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Zazueta played for Hermisillo Seris, a third division club in Mexico.[1] In 1992, he joined the Tucson Amigos halfway through the 1992 United States Interregional Soccer League season.[2] The Amigos were 1–6 at the time, but the addition of Zazueta and John Olu–Molomo [2] led to the Amigos making the playoffs and going to the championship game where they lost to the Palo Alto Firebirds.[3] Zazueta was All League.[3] Zazueta continued to play for the Amigos until 1994, driving up from his home in Hermisillo, Mexico for practice and games.[2] In July 1994, he joined an unknown team in the Mexican Second Division.[2] He played for Inter Tijuana from 1996 to 1997 in Primera División A, Group II.[1][4]

References
  1. Narciso Zazueta: “En las escuelas está el semillero”, es una Verdad de Perogrullo
  2. Zazueta: Gift from Mexico
  3. "The Year in American Soccer – 1992". Archived from the original on 2009-12-06. Retrieved 2013-07-03.
  4. Mexico 1996/97
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