Omar Zarif
{{short description|Argentine footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Omar Zarif
| image =
| fullname = Omar Zarif
| height = {{height|m=1.66|precision=0}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|02|09|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Avellaneda, Argentina
| currentclub =
| position = Right winger
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 =
| years1 = 1998–2002
| years2 = 2002–2003
| years3 = 2003–2004
| years4 = 2004–2005
| years5 = 2005–2007
| years6 = 2007–2008
| years7 = 2008–2009
| years8 = 2009–2010
| years9 = 2010–2012
| years10 = 2012–2015
| clubs1 = Dock Sud
| clubs2 = El Porvenir
| clubs3 = Los Andes
| clubs4 = Defensa y Justicia
| clubs5 = Nueva Chicago
| clubs6 = Huracán
| clubs7 = Rosario Central
| clubs8 = Chacarita Juniors
| clubs9 = Rosario Central
| clubs10 = Banfield
| caps1 = 98
| caps2 = 32
| caps3 = 31
| caps4 = 14
| caps5 = 70
| caps6 = 28
| caps7 = 25
| caps8 = 37
| caps9 = 46
| caps10 = 40
| goals1 = 5
| goals2 = 2
| goals3 = 0
| goals4 = 0
| goals5 = 2
| goals6 = 0
| goals7 = 1
| goals8 = 2
| goals9 = 0
| goals10 = 1
| totalcaps = 421 | totalgoals = 13
| nationalyears1 =
| nationalteam1 =
| nationalcaps1 =
| nationalgoals1 =
| manageryears1 = 2015
| manageryears2 = 2015–2018
| manageryears3 = 2018–2022
| manageryears4 = 2022–2023
| managerclubs1 = Banfield (assistant)
| managerclubs2 = Guadalajara (assistant)
| managerclubs3 = San Jose Earthquakes (assistant)
| managerclubs4 = AEK Athens (assistant)
| pcupdate =
}}
Omar Zarif (born 9 February 1978) is an Argentine professional football manager and former player.
Playing career
Zarif started his playing career in 1998 with Dock Sud in the regionalised 4th division. The club were relegated and Zarif continued playing for them in the regionalised 5th division.
In 2002, he was signed by El Porvenir of the National 2nd division, he then had spells with other 2nd division teams; Los Andes, Defensa y Justicia and Nueva Chicago. In 2006, he was part of the Nueva Chicago team that won promotion to the Argentine Primera. The club was relegated at the end of the 2006–2007 season, but Zarif was signed by newly promoted Huracán keeping his place in the top division of Argentine football.
For the 2008–09 season Zarif signed for Rosario Central, and in 2009 he joined newly promoted Chacarita Juniors. For the 2010–11 season, Zarif returned to Rosario Central, this time to play in the second division.
Managerial career
Zarif played under Matias Almeyda at Banfield, helping the club earn promotion to Argentina's top league during the 2013–14 season. Midway through Banfield's 2015 season, he switched from playing to coaching and remained on Almeyda's staff when Almeyda became manager of Chivas later in the year. Omar Zarif joined San Jose as an assistant coach under Almeyda ahead of the 2019 MLS season.{{cite web|publisher=San Jose Earthquakes|author1=San Jose Earthquakes |name-list-style=amp |title=Omar Zarif|url=https://www.sjearthquakes.com/news/omar-zarif-22388|date=11 Aug 2021}}
References
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External links
- {{in lang|es}} {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20120517142202/http://www.futbolxxi.com/Futbolista.aspx?ID=13416&SEOFutbolista=Zarif+Omar Argentine Primera statistics]}}
- [http://www.football-lineups.com/footballer/4654 Football-Lineups player profile]
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Category:Footballers from Avellaneda
Category:Argentine people of Arab descent
Category:Argentine men's footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Club Atlético Los Andes footballers
Category:Defensa y Justicia footballers
Category:Club Atlético Nueva Chicago footballers
Category:Club Atlético Huracán footballers
Category:Rosario Central footballers
Category:Chacarita Juniors footballers
Category:Club Atlético Banfield footballers
Category:Argentine Primera División players
Category:San Jose Earthquakes non-playing staff