Mauro Zárate
- For the baseball player, see: Mauro Zárate (baseball).
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mauro Matías Zárate | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lazio (on loan from Al-Sadd) | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
Mauro Matías Zárate (born March 18, 1987 in Haedo, Morón Partido, Buenos Aires Province) is an Argentine professional footballer, currently playing for S.S. Lazio in the Italian Serie A on loan from Al-Sadd of Qatar.[1][2]
Mauro is the brother of fellow footballers Rolando (Barcelona (Ecuador)) and Ariel (All Boys), as well as former international Sergio Zárate.[3]
Playing career
Zárate made his full debut on April 21 2004 against Arsenal de Sarandí. He shared the top-scorer award for the Apertura 2006 with Rodrigo Palacio (Boca Juniors) with 12 goals each.[4]
On June 18, 2007, Zárate signed a two-year deal with Al-Sadd in the Qatari League[5] in a deal thought to be worth around $20M.[6]
In 2007 Zárate helped the Argentina Under-20 team to win the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup, scoring the winning goal in the final against the Czech Republic.[7]
On January 21, 2008, he joined Premier League side Birmingham City on loan until the end of the 2007–08 season, with a view to a permanent deal.[8] He made his debut for the club in the 2–0 defeat at Sunderland on January 29, 2008,[9] and made his first start in March against Portsmouth. He scored his first goal for the club against Reading on March 22 2008,[10] followed by a brace in their next match against Manchester City[11] and an equalising free kick against Everton.[12] Zárate left the club at the end of his loan spell, their relegation from the Premier League meaning that no extension to the loan would be considered.[13]
The player completed a move to S.S. Lazio on July 5, 2008. He joined initially on loan, with Lazio having an option to make the deal permanent,[1][2] and following a successful medical was presented to the media a few days later. On August 31st Zarate scored two goals on his debut for the club late on to spark a quick rout which saw S.S Lazio win 1-4 on the opening day of the season. [14]
Titles
| Season | Club | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 |  Argentina Under-20 |
FIFA U-20 World Cup |
Individual awards
References
- ^ a b "Lazio secure Zarate in loan deal". BBC Sport. 2008-07-05. Retrieved 2008-07-06.
- ^ a b "Al-Sadd okay Zarate loan deal to Lazio". Al-Sadd Sports Club. 2008-06-30. Retrieved 2008-07-11.
- ^ "Extorsionan a una familia de futbolistas y les balean una casa" (in Spanish). Clarín. 2006-10-08.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Estudiantes make up for lost time". FIFA. 2006-12-15. Retrieved 2008-01-21.
- ^ "Al Sadd snare Argentine starlet". FIFA. 2007-06-16. Retrieved 2008-01-21.
- ^ Tagliaferri, Guillermo (2007-06-17). "Los goles de Zárate valen 22 millones de dólares". Clarín (in Spanish). Retrieved 2008-02-25.
- ^ "A sixth star for Argentina". FIFA. 2007-07-22. Retrieved 2008-01-21.
- ^ "Blues land Argentine star on loan". BBC Sport. 2008-01-21. Retrieved 2008-01-21.
- ^ Lyon, Sam (2008-01-29). "Sunderland 2–0 Birmingham". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2008-01-29.
- ^ Hughes, Ian (2008-03-22). "Reading 2-1 Birmingham". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2008-03-22.
- ^ Chowdhury, Saj (2008-03-29). "Birmingham 3-1 Man City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2008-03-30.
- ^ Fletcher, Paul (2008-04-12). "Birmingham 1-1 Everton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2008-04-13.
- ^ Tattum, Colin (2008-05-14). "Mauro Zarate signs off from Birmingham City". Birmingham Mail. Trinity Mirror. Retrieved 2008-05-14.
- ^ "Zarate: "Sono qui per vincere"" (in Italian). S.S. Lazio. 2008-07-10. Retrieved 2008-07-11.
External links
- Template:Es icon Argentine Primera statistics at Futbol XXI
- Mauro Zárate at Soccerbase