Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) Playing position | Years Team Name Ariel Zarate | |
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Full name Ariel Silvio Zarate Riga Date of birth (1973-07-13) 13 July 1973 (age 42) Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
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Ariel Silvio Zárate Riga (born 13 July 1973 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine retired footballer who played mainly as a forward.
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- Chaffey college fall 2015 showcase ariel zarate s piece impulse
- Football career
- Personal life
- References
Only having made his debuts in the Primera División in his own country well past his 30s, he spent the vast majority of his professional career in Spain, mainly with Málaga, which he represented in three full La Liga seasons.
Football career
After completing his formation at Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield, Zárate began playing professionally in Mexico with Club Toluca. He then had a stint with lowly A.S.D. Riccione 1929 of Italy and spent seven years in Spain, with Cádiz CF, Málaga CF (helping the Andalusia team achieve promotion to La Liga in 1999), Elche CF and Xerez CD.
Subsequently, Zárate returned to Argentina, playing for modest clubs Club Deportivo Morón, Club Social y Deportivo Tristán Suárez and All Boys and helping the latter to the Primera B Metropolitana championship in his first season.
As All Boys returned to the Primera División in 2010 after an absence of nearly 40 years, he made his debuts in the competition in a match against Racing Club de Avellaneda, for the campaign's Apertura.
Personal life
Zárate has three brothers, all footballers: younger Rolando and Mauro and older Sergio, with all of them eventually representing the Argentine national team.