Jan 2 (Reuters) - Former Uruguay goalkeeper Ladislao Mazurkiewicz, once regarded as among the world's best, died at the age of 67 on Wednesday after a short respiratory illness. Outstanding at the 1970 World Cup in Mexico where Uruguay reached the semi-finals before losing to Brazil, Mazurkiewicz shone for Penarol in his country's first division in the latter half of the 1960s. He won three league titles, the South American Libertadores Cup and Intercontinental Cup in 1966 with Penarol and also a Brazilian league championship with Atletico Mineiro in 1971. ...
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