Sergio Zárate

Football player infobox
playername = Sergio Zárate


fullname = Sergio Fabián Zárate Riga
height =
nickname = "Ratón"
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1969|10|14
cityofbirth = Haedo
countryofbirth = Argentina
currentclub = Retired
clubnumber =
position = Midfielder
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1987-1990
1991(jan)-92
1992-1993
1993-1994
1994(autumn)
1995(jan)-1997
1997-1998
1998-1999
1999-2000
2000-2001
2002-2003
clubs = Vélez Sársfield
FC Nürnberg
Ancona
FC Nürnberg
Hamburg
Necaxa
Club America
Necaxa
Vélez Sársfield
Puebla
Deportivo Merlo
caps(goals) = 72 (13)
42 (9)
- (2)
27 (13)
11 (1)
93 (29)
28 (6)
33 (10)
8 (1)
36 (6)
11 (1)
nationalyears = 1992
nationalteam = Argentina
nationalcaps(goals) = 1 (0)
pcupdate = 15 October 2007

Sergio Fabián Zárate (born October 14 1969 in Haedo, Morón Partido) is a former Argentine football player. He spent most of his career in Germany and Mexico apart from his native Argentina.

Zárate started his career with Vélez Sársfield where he spent four years in the Argentinan Primera División. He then moved to Europe where he would eventually make 80 appearances in the Bundesliga for FC Nürnberg and Hamburg as well as a season in Italy with Ancona. In 1995 Zárate moved to Mexico where he played 190 games for Necaxa, Club America and Puebla during two stints.

Zárate won his only cap for Argentina in 1992.

Sergio is the eldest of five brothers of whom four became professional footballers; Ariel (currently at All Boys) played in Spain for Málaga among other teams, Rolando (also an Argentinian international) currently plays for River Plate and youngest brother Mauro is an U-20 World Cup winner currently playing for Lazio SS in Italy.

References

External links

* [http://www.national-football-teams.com/v2/player.php?id=15379 Playing career on National Football Teams]
* [http://www.glubberer.de/z/zarate__sergio/zarate__sergio.html Player article (in German)]
* [http://www.milenio.com/index.php/2006/11/11/13933/ Player article (in Spanish)]