César Zabala

{{Short description|Paraguayan footballer (1961–2020)}}

{{family name hatnote|Zabala|Fernández|lang=Spanish}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name= César Zabala

| fullname = César Zabala Fernández

| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1961|6|3}}

| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2020|1|31|1961|6|3}}

| birth_place = Luque, Paraguay

| height ={{convert|1.81|m|ftin}}

| position = Central defender

| years1 = 1982–1984

| years2 = 1985–1987

| years3 = 1988–1989

| years4 = 1989

| years5 = 1989

| years6 = 1990–1991

| clubs1 = Sportivo Luqueño

| clubs2 = Cerro Porteño

| clubs3 = Atlético Talleres

| clubs4 = Cerro Porteño

| clubs5 = Internacional

| clubs6 = Cerro Porteño

| nationalyears1 = 1985–1991

| nationalteam1 = Paraguay

| nationalcaps1 = 49

| nationalgoals1 = 3

| pcupdate =

| ntupdate =

}}

César Zabala Fernández (3 June 1961 – 31 January 2020) was a Paraguayan football (soccer) defender.{{cite web|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/cesar-zabala/ |title=César Zabala |work=worldfootball.net |access-date=20 August 2021}} He played professional football in Paraguay for Cerro Porteño, and had short spells in Argentina with Talleres de Córdoba{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/players/para-players-in-arg.html|title=PARAGUAYAN PLAYERS IN ARGENTINA 1st Level|publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation}} and in Brazil with Sport Club Internacional.