Pablo Zabaleta is an Argentine footballer

Pablo Javier Zabaleta Girod is an Argentine footballer who was born on January 16, 1985 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and he plays for English club named one of Manchester City. Zabaleta is a player who can operate as a defender or defensive midfielder although he played mostly on the right side. Although as a citizen of Argentina, but Zabaleta also holds Spanish passport. Zabaleta know football because it was introduced by his father named Jorge when he was young. His mother died when he was 15 years old, and to commemorate his mother he made a tattoo on his chest. Zabaleta actually do not like club Manchester City, but after a long time and he liked playing for this club. Even in 2011 he had received permission indefinite leave because his father suffered a motorcycle accident in Argentina. Zabaleta is currently undergoing a relationship with Christel Castano. Zabaleta's football career began with the Argentine national team at the age of 14 years he was called by the manager Hugo Tocalli U-15 national teams including the U-20 FIFA World Cup in 2003 and 2005 and he managed to help win in the Netherlands. Zabaleta received more than 75 awards in the national championship youth level and he began to represent at senior level in 2005. Zabaleta is also included in the national team that won the Gold Medal at the Beijing Olympics and the FIFA 2008 he was selected to play in all matches. At the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, Zabaleta was not elected to the national team of Argentina. [read more]