Sergio Zárate

{{short description|Argentine footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2019}}

{{family name hatnote|Zárate|Riga|lang=Spanish}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Sergio Zárate

| image =

| fullname = Sergio Fabián Zárate Riga

| height =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1969|10|14|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Haedo, Argentina

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| position = Midfielder

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 1987–1990

| clubs1 = Vélez Sarsfield

| caps1 = 72

| goals1 = 13

| years2 = 1991–1992

| clubs2 = 1. FC Nürnberg

| caps2 = 42

| goals2 = 9

| years3 = 1992–1993

| clubs3 = Ancona

| caps3 = 11

| goals3 = 2

| years4 = 1993–1994

| clubs4 = 1. FC Nürnberg

| caps4 = 27

| goals4 = 13

| years5 = 1994

| clubs5 = Hamburger SV

| caps5 = 11

| goals5 = 1

| years6 = 1995–1997

| clubs6 = Necaxa

| caps6 = 93

| goals6 = 29

| years7 = 1997–1998

| clubs7 = Club América

| caps7 = 28

| goals7 = 6

| years8 = 1998–1999

| clubs8 = Necaxa

| caps8 = 33

| goals8 = 10

| years9 = 1999–2000

| clubs9 = Vélez Sarsfield

| caps9 = 8

| goals9 = 1

| years10 = 2000–2001

| clubs10 = Puebla

| caps10 = 36

| goals10 = 6

| years11 = 2002–2003

| clubs11 = Deportivo Merlo

| caps11 = 11

| goals11 = 1

| totalcaps = 372

| totalgoals = 91

| nationalyears1 = 1992

| nationalteam1 = Argentina

| nationalcaps1 = 1

| nationalgoals1 = 0

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Sergio Fabián Zárate Riga (born 14 October 1969) was an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He spent most of his career in the Bundesliga and the Primera División de México apart from his native Argentina.

Club career

Born in Haedo, Morón Partido, Zárate started his career with Vélez Sarsfield where he spent four years in the Argentinian Primera División. He then moved to Europe where he would eventually make 80 appearances in the Bundesliga for 1. FC Nürnberg and Hamburger SV as well as a season in Italy with Ancona. In 1995 Zárate moved to Mexico where he played 190 games for Necaxa, Club América and Puebla during two stints.

International career

Zárate won his only international cap for Argentina in 1992.

Personal life

Sergio is the eldest of five brothers of whom four became professional footballers; Ariel played in Spain for Málaga among other teams, Rolando (also an Argentinian international) and youngest brother Mauro is a U-20 World Cup winner. Sergio works as an agent for his brothers.{{cite web | url = http://www.channel4.com/sport/football_italia/blogs/al68.html | title = Oh brother! | publisher = Channel4.com}}{{cite news|url=http://www.clarin.com/diario/2006/08/10/policiales/g-04801.htm|title=Extorsionan a una familia de futbolistas y les balean una casa|trans-title=A family of footballers is blackmailed and has house shot at|newspaper=Clarín|language=Spanish|date=10 August 2006|accessdate=28 December 2018}} Sergio's nephew, Tobías, also became a professional footballer.{{cite news|title=Vélez: Debutó otro Zárate en Vélez 32 años después|url=https://ar.marca.com/claro/futbol/velez/2020/02/05/5e3aa39cca47419c468b45c6.html|accessdate=12 March 2021|work=Marca|date=5 February 2020}}

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