Jorge Nicolás Mazzina (born 31 January 1979), known as Nicolás Mazzina, is an Argentine retired footballer who played as a midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jorge Nicolás Mazzina[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 31 January 1979[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| ?–2000 | Boca Juniors | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2001 | Kimberley | 29 | (8) |
| 2001–2002 | Swansea City | 3 | (0) |
| 2002 | York City | 3 | (0) |
| 2004–2009 | Parador | 43 | (5) |
| 2009–2010 | Las Norias | 7 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editBorn in Buenos Aires, Argentina,[1] Mazzina made his way through the youth system at Boca Juniors, but after failing to make it into the first team he joined Kimberley in August 2000.[3] After playing 29 games and scoring eight goals for the side,[4] he joined Welsh side Swansea City in July 2001 after playing for them on trial.[5] He was later told he was allowed to leave the club and in December he joined Motherwell of the Scottish Premier League on a one-week trial.[6] He later had trials with Walsall and Livingston.[7] He was released by Swansea in February 2002 after making four appearances for the club.[8][9]
He went on trial with York City during pre-season in 2002, and despite picking up an injury was signed on by the club in August.[10] His short-term contract was extended for a further month in September,[11] but was released in October after making three appearances for the side.[12][13] He resumed his career in regional Spanish football after joining Parador in 2004, and here he made 45 appearances and scored five goals in all competitions in five seasons.[14] He then spent the 2009–10 season with Las Norias, where he made seven appearances.[14]
Career statistics
edit- As of 15 November 2009.
| Club | Season | League[A] | Cup | League Cup | Other[B] | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Kimberley | 2000–01[4] | 29 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 8 |
| Swansea City | 2001–02[9] | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| York City | 2002–03[13] | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Parador | 2004–05[14] | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2005–06[14] | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2006–07[14] | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | |
| 2007–08[14] | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | |
| 2008–09[14] | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | |
| Total | 43 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 45 | 5 | |
| Las Norias | 2009–10[14] | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Career totals | 85 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 88 | 13 | |
Footnotes
edit- A. ^ The "League" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Football League and Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol in Andalusia.
- B. ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the play-offs.
References
edit- ^ a b c Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2005). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–2005. Queen Anne Press. p. 421. ISBN 1-85291-665-6.
- ^ Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2003). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2003/2004. Queen Anne Press. p. 290. ISBN 1-85291-651-6.
- ^ "Swansea preview: goals galore v The Swans". Luton Town F.C. Retrieved 13 June 2011.
- ^ a b "Swans Unveil New Signing". Swansea City A.F.C. Retrieved 13 June 2011.
- ^ "Swansea seal second summer signing". BBC Sport. 23 July 2001. Retrieved 19 April 2008.
- ^ "Bound agrees loan move". BBC Sport. 20 December 2001. Retrieved 19 April 2008.
- ^ "Mazzina Heading to Almondvale!". Swansea City A.F.C. Retrieved 13 June 2011.
- ^ "Sidibe in contract talks". BBC Sport. 14 February 2002. Retrieved 19 April 2008.
- ^ a b "Season 2001/2002". Sportbox.tv. Retrieved 13 June 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Mazzina earns York deal". BBC Sport. 22 August 2002. Retrieved 19 April 2008.
- ^ "York give Mazzina time". BBC Sport. 23 September 2002. Retrieved 19 April 2008.
- ^ "York release Mazzina". BBC Sport. 24 October 2002. Retrieved 19 April 2008.
- ^ a b Batters, Dave (2008). York City The Complete Record. The Breedon Books Publishing Company Limited. pp. 401–419. ISBN 978-1-85983-633-0.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Jorge Nicolás Mazzina" (in Spanish). lapreferente.com. Retrieved 13 June 2011.
External links
edit- Nicolás Mazzina at Soccerbase
