Gonzalo Zárate

{{short description|Argentine footballer}}

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

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Gonzalo Zárate

| image = Gonzalo Zárate.JPG

| image_size = 200

| fullname = Gonzalo Eulogio Zárate

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|8|6|df=y}}

| birth_place = Rosario, Argentina

| height = {{height|m=1.83|precision=0}}

| position = Forward

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 = |youthclubs1 = Lanús

| youthyears2 = 2005–2006 |youthclubs2 = Tiro Federal

| years1 = 2006–2007 |clubs1 = PCC San José |caps1 = 12 |goals1 = 4

| years2 = 2007–2008 |clubs2 = Kriens |caps2 = 5 |goals2 = 5

| years3 = 2007–2008 |clubs3 = → Grasshoppers (loan) |caps3 = 24 |goals3 = 3

| years4 = 2008–2010 |clubs4 = Grasshoppers |caps4 = 65 |goals4 = 25

| years5 = 2010–2012 |clubs5 = Red Bull Salzburg |caps5 = 65 |goals5 = 7

| years6 = 2012–2015 |clubs6 = Young Boys |caps6 = 66 |goals6 = 9

| years7 = 2015–2016 |clubs7 = Thun |caps7 = 27 |goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2016–2017 |clubs8 = Vaduz |caps8 = 31 |goals8 = 4

| years9 = 2017–2018 |clubs9 = Lausanne-Sport |caps9 = 24 |goals9 = 5

| years10= 2018–2019 |clubs10 = Enosis Neon Paralimni |caps10= 24 |goals10= 1

| years11= 2019–2020 |clubs11 = Black Stars Basel |caps11= 10 |goals11= 1

| nationalyears1 = |nationalteam1 = |nationalcaps1 = |nationalgoals1 =

| pcupdate =

| ntupdate =

| manageryears1 = 2020–202?

| managerclubs1 = Grasshoppers (youth coach)

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Gonzalo Eulogio Zárate (born 6 August 1984 in Rosario, Santa Fe) is a retired Argentine footballer who played as a forward.{{cite web|url=http://redbulls.com/soccer/salzburg/de/red-bull-salzburg-news-detail_6560.html|title=Zárate! Von Zürich nach Salzburg. Von den Grasshoppers zu den Roten Bullen|work=fussballdaten.de|language=German|accessdate=18 May 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120309141107/http://redbulls.com/soccer/salzburg/de/red-bull-salzburg-news-detail_6560.html|archive-date=9 March 2012|url-status=dead}}

Career

In Summer 2007, Zárate joined SC Kriens of Swiss Challenge League. His high goal scoring rate attracted Grasshopper, and there was made a loan deal on 15 September 2007.

Before moving to Switzerland, he played for PCC San José of the local league, called Asociación Rosarina de Fútbol in the Primera División B in Argentina. He also played in the youth of Lanús and Tiro Federal.

On 18 May 2010 it was announced that Zárate was signed by Red Bull Salzburg.{{cite web|url=http://redbulls.com/soccer/salzburg/de/red-bull-salzburg-news-detail_6560.html|title=Zárate! Von Zürich nach Salzburg. Von den Grasshoppers zu den Roten Bullen|work=redbulls.com|accessdate=18 May 2010|language=German|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120309141107/http://redbulls.com/soccer/salzburg/de/red-bull-salzburg-news-detail_6560.html|archive-date=9 March 2012|url-status=dead}} On 13 July Zárate scored his first goal in his first match for Red Bull Salzburg. The goal was in the Champions-League qualifying match versus HB Torshaven.

In September 2019, Zárate joined Swiss Promotion League club FC Black Stars Basel.[https://www.srf.ch/news/regional/basel-baselland/transfercoup-vom-profifussballer-zum-quartierclub-kicker Vom Profifussballer zum Quartierclub-Kicker], srf.ch, 3 November 2019 After retiring, Zárate was hired as an youth coach at Grasshopper Club Zürich.

Career statistics

{{Updated|match played on 22 April 2019}}{{Soccerway |id=20172 |accessdate=16 April 2018}}

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|+Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

rowspan=2|Clubrowspan=2|Seasoncolspan=3|Leaguecolspan=2|Cupcolspan=2|League Cupcolspan=2|Othercolspan=2|Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
rowspan=4|Grasshopper2007–08rowspan=3|Swiss Super League

|?

300colspan=4|—?3
2008–09

|30

800colspan=4|—308
2009–10

|35

1400colspan=4|—3514
colspan=2|Total

!65

250000006525
rowspan=4|Salzburg2010–11Austrian Football Bundesliga

|35

500colspan=2|—112467
2011–12Austrian Football Championship

|25

140colspan=2|—81372
2012–13Austrian Football Bundesliga

|5

110colspan=2|—2182
colspan=2|Total

!65

750002149111
rowspan=4|Young Boys2012–13rowspan=3|Swiss Super League

|16

210colspan=2|—62234
2013–14

|29

510colspan=4|—305
2014–15

|21

200colspan=2|—40252
colspan=2|Total

!66

920001027811
Thun2015–16Swiss Super League

|27

030colspan=2|—20320
rowspan=3|Vaduz2016–17rowspan=2|Swiss Super League

|31

400colspan=2|—40354
2017–18

|0

000colspan=2|—1111
colspan=2|Total

!31

4000051365
Lausanne-Sport2017–18Swiss Super League

|24

510colspan=4|—255
Enosis Neon Paralimni2018–19Cypriot First Division

|24

160colspan=4|—301
colspan=3|Career totals

!302

511700038735758

Honours

References

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