Pedro María Zabalza
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pedro María Zabalza Inda | ||
| Date of birth | 13 April 1944 | ||
| Place of birth | Pamplona, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Gure Txokoa | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1963–1964 | Oberena | ||
| 1964–1967 | Osasuna | 64 | (17) |
| 1967–1973 | Barcelona | 149 | (10) |
| 1973–1976 | Athletic Bilbao | 57 | (2) |
| 1976–1977 | Osasuna | ||
| Total | 270 | (29) | |
| National team | |||
| 1968–1969 | Spain | 7 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1986–1993 | Osasuna | ||
| 1995 | Rayo Vallecano | ||
| 1996–1997 | Osasuna | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Pedro María Zabalza Inda (born 13 April 1944) is a former Spanish football midfielder and manager.
His career was mostly associated with Osasuna, especially as a coach. As a player, he amassed La Liga totals of 206 games and 12 goals over the course of nine seasons, with Barcelona and Athletic Bilbao.
Born in Pamplona, Navarre, Zabalza started playing professionally with local CA Osasuna, appearing in three Segunda División season in its representation and scoring a career-best ten goals in 1965–66 to help to the ninth place. In the summer of 1967 he moved to La Liga, signing with FC Barcelona and making his debut in the competition on 10 September in a 2–3 away loss to Real Zaragoza.
During his six-year spell at the Camp Nou, Zabalza played in 194 competitive games and netted 15 times, helping to win two Copa del Generalísimo trophies and scoring twice in the 1971 final against Valencia CF. After three further top flight campaigns with Athletic Bilbao, he closed out his career at the age of 33 with Osasuna, now competing in Tercera División.
After taking over from Ivica Brzić 11 rounds into 1986–87, Zabalza went on to coach his last club during a full six seasons in the top tier. He resigned in December 1993 as they rank third from bottom in the table, eventually being relegated as last.
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