Christian Zurita (footballer)

{{short description|Argentine footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Christian Zurita

| fullname = Christian Rodrigo Zurita

| image =

| height = {{convert|1.85|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1979|07|24|df=y}}

| birth_place = Salta, Argentina

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| position = Midfielder

| years1 = 1997–1999 | caps1 = 53 | goals1 = 5 | clubs1 = Gimnasia y Tiro

| years2 = 1999–2003 | caps2 = 53 | goals2 = 1 | clubs2 = San Lorenzo

| years3 = 2003–2005 | caps3 = 52 | goals3 = 2 | clubs3 = Independiente

| years4 = 2005–2006 | caps4 = 35 | goals4 = 1 | clubs4 = Colón

| years5 = 2006–2011 | caps5 = 138 | goals5 = 4 | clubs5 = Gaziantepspor

| years6 = 2011–2012 | caps6 = 16 | goals6 = 0 | clubs6 = Mersin İdman Yurdu

| pcupdate = 22 May 2010

}}

Christian Rodrigo Zurita (born July 24, 1979, in Salta) is an Argentine football midfielder. He currently plays as captain 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 became the team captain.