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For the baseball player, see: Mauro Zárate (baseball).
Mauro Zárate
Personal information
Full name Mauro Matías Zárate Riga
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Lazio (on loan from Al-Sadd)
Number 10
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 07:48, 28 April 2009 (UTC)

Mauro Matías Zárate Riga (born March 13, 1987 in Haedo, Morón Partido, Buenos Aires Province) is an Argentine professional footballer, currently playing for Italian side S.S. Lazio.[1][2]

Playing career

Club career

Early years

Zárate made his full debut on April 21 2004 for Vélez Sársfield against Arsenal de Sarandí. He shared the top-scorer award for the Apertura 2006 with Rodrigo Palacio (Boca Juniors) with 12 goals each.[3]

Qatar

On June 18, 2007, Zárate signed a two-year deal with Al-Sadd in the Qatari League.[4] in a deal thought to be worth around $20M.[5] Zarate did not remain in Qatar long however, playing just six league games and scoring four goals, before heading on loan to English Premier League side Birmingham.

Birmingham

Zárate at Birmingham City.

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.[6] He made his debut for the club in the 2–0 defeat at Sunderland on January 29, 2008,[7] and made his first start in March against Portsmouth. He scored his first goal for the club against Reading on March 22 2008,[8] followed by a brace in their next match against Manchester City[9] and an equalising free kick against Everton.[10] 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.[11]

Lazio

Zárate with Lazio, in the match against Fiorentina won 3–0.[12]

Zárate completed a move to 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.[13]

Zárate immediately endeared himself to the Lazio faithful, scoring a brace in his Serie A debut against Cagliari and dedicating the second to the Lazio supporters.[14] Zarate also scored on his home debut, with a left footed strike from outside the penalty area against Sampdoria. This rich goal scoring form continued with Mauro scoring once against Milan at the San Siro, twice against Torino and another against Siena. By mid-season however, Zárate hit a dip in form and found himself being subsituted for captain Tommaso Rocchi who was returning to form following serious injury.

On February 28, Zarate scored a brace for Lazio at the Olimpico against Bologna, the game ended 2-0 for Lazio becoming the 6th top scorer in the Serie A with 10 goals.

On 23 May, Zarate won the Coppa Italia scoring one goal and one penalty in the Final.[15]

International career

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.[16]

In 2008, legend Diego Maradona was appointed manager of the Argentine national team and declared in light of his sensational form for Lazio that Zárate would get a chance with the national team. [17]

Personal life

Zárate was born in Haedo, Buenos Aires to a reasonably wealthy family with much footballing pedigree. His father Sergio is a former professional footballer, who played for Independiente de Avellaneda and A.C. Ancona. His mother, Catalina Riga, has Italian origins, with her family originating from Catanzaro in southern Italy. His grandfather Juvenal was Chilean and also a footballer.[18]

Mauro is the brother of fellow footballers Rolando who currently plays for Barcelona of Ecuador and Ariel of All Boys, as well as former international Sergio Zárate who currently acts as Mauro's agent.[19]

Honours

Vélez Sársfield

Argentina

S.S. Lazio

Individual awards

References

  1. ^ a b "Lazio secure Zarate in loan deal". BBC Sport. 2008-07-05. Retrieved 2008-07-06.
  2. ^ a b "Al-Sadd okay Zarate loan deal to Lazio". Al-Sadd Sports Club. 2008-06-30. Retrieved 2008-07-11.
  3. ^ "Estudiantes make up for lost time". FIFA. 2006-12-15. Retrieved 2008-01-21.
  4. ^ "Al Sadd snare Argentine starlet". FIFA. 2007-06-16. Retrieved 2008-01-21.
  5. ^ Tagliaferri, Guillermo (2007-06-17). "Los goles de Zárate valen 22 millones de dólares". Clarín (in Spanish). Retrieved 2008-02-25.
  6. ^ "Blues land Argentine star on loan". BBC Sport. 2008-01-21. Retrieved 2008-01-21.
  7. ^ Lyon, Sam (2008-01-29). "Sunderland 2–0 Birmingham". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2008-01-29.
  8. ^ Hughes, Ian (2008-03-22). "Reading 2-1 Birmingham". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2008-03-22.
  9. ^ Chowdhury, Saj (2008-03-29). "Birmingham 3-1 Man City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2008-03-30.
  10. ^ Fletcher, Paul (2008-04-12). "Birmingham 1-1 Everton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2008-04-13.
  11. ^ Tattum, Colin (2008-05-14). "Mauro Zarate signs off from Birmingham City". Birmingham Mail. Trinity Mirror. Retrieved 2008-05-14.
  12. ^ Template:It icon "All'Olimpico Fiorentina inguardabile, la Lazio dilaga e riprende a correre". la Repubblica. 2008-09-24. Retrieved 2008-09-30.
  13. ^ "Zarate: "Sono qui per vincere"" (in Italian). S.S. Lazio. 2008-07-10. Retrieved 2008-07-11.
  14. ^ Template:It icon "Zarate: «Dedico la doppietta ai tifosi»". Corriere dello Sport. 2008-08-31. Retrieved 2008-09-05. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  15. ^ "Lazio Edge Sampdoria On Penalties To Claim Fifth Coppa Italia". goal.com. 13 May 2009. Retrieved 14 May 2009.
  16. ^ "A sixth star for Argentina". FIFA. 2007-07-22. Retrieved 2008-01-21.
  17. ^ https://secure.teamtalkmedia.com/football/story/0,16368,15274_4482996,00.html
  18. ^ http://news.lazio.net/2008/06/30/zarate-una-generazione-di-calciatori-corrieredellosport/
  19. ^ "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)
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