Christian Rodrigo Zurita

Christian Zurita

Personal information
Full name	Christian Rodrigo Zurita
Date of birth	24 July 1979 (1979-07-24) (age 32)
Place of birth	Salta, Argentina
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Mersin İdman Yurdu
Number	8
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1997–1999	Gimnasia y Tiro	53	(5)
1999–2003	San Lorenzo	53	(1)
2003–2005	Independiente	52	(2)
2005–2006	Colón	35	(1)
2006–2011	Gaziantepspor	114	(4)
2011–	Mersin İdman Yurdu	0	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 May 2010. † Appearances (Goals).

Christian Rodrigo Zurita (born August 24, 1979, in Salta) is an Argentine football midfielder. He currently plays for Mersin İdman Yurdu of the Spor Toto Super League in Turkey.

Zurita started his career at his local club Gimnasia y Tiro de Salta in the Primera Division Argentina in 1997, at the end of the 1997–1998 season the club were relegated to the Argentine 2nd division and Zurita decided to stay with the club.

When Gimnasia y Tiro failed to secure promotion back to the primera, Zurita moved to San Lorenzo, the club with which he has had the most success to date.

In 2003 Zurita was sold to Club Atlético Independiente and 2 seasons later he joined Colón de Santa Fe and during the summer of 2006 Zurita joined Gaziantepspor in Turkey and in 2009 he become the team captain.

Titles

Season	Club	Titles
Clausura 2001	San Lorenzo	Primera Division Argentina
2002	San Lorenzo	Copa Sudamericana

External links

• Profile & Statistics at Guardian's Stats Centre

Persondata
Name	Zurita, Christian Rodrigo
Alternative names
Short description	Argentine footballer
Date of birth	24 July 1979
Place of birth	Argentina
Date of death
Place of death