Mauro Zárate

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Mauro Zárate
Personal information
Full name Mauro Matías Zárate
Date of birth March 18, 1987 (1987-03-18) (age 21)
Place of birth    Haedo, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current club Al-Sadd
Number TBA
Youth clubs
Vélez Sársfield
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
2004–2007
2007–
2008		 Vélez Sársfield
Al-Sadd
→ Birmingham City (loan)		 75 (22)
12 0(4)
14 0(4)   
National team
2007 Argentina Under-20 05 0(2)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 09:33, 12 May 2008 (UTC).
* Appearances (Goals)

Mauro Matías Zárate (born March 18, 1987 in Haedo, Morón Partido, Buenos Aires Province) is an Argentine professional footballer, currently playing for Al-Sadd of Qatar.

Mauro is the brother of fellow footballers Rolando (Barcelona (Ecuador)) and Ariel (All Boys), as well as former international Sergio Zárate.[1]

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[edit] 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.[2]

On June 18, 2007, Zárate signed a two-year deal with Al-Sadd in the Qatari League[3] in a deal thought to be worth around $20M.[4]

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.[5]

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]


[edit] Titles

Season Club Title
2007 Flag of Argentina Argentina Under-20 FIFA U-20 World Cup

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Extorsionan a una familia de futbolistas y les balean una casa", Clarín, 2006-10-08. 
  2. ^ Estudiantes make up for lost time. FIFA (2006-12-15). Retrieved on 2008-01-21.
  3. ^ Al Sadd snare Argentine starlet. FIFA (2007-06-16). Retrieved on 2008-01-21.
  4. ^ Tagliaferri, Guillermo. "Los goles de Zárate valen 22 millones de dólares", Clarín, 2007-06-17. Retrieved on 2008-02-25. (Spanish) 
  5. ^ A sixth star for Argentina. FIFA (2007-07-22). Retrieved on 2008-01-21.
  6. ^ "Blues land Argentine star on loan", BBC Sport, 2008-01-21. Retrieved on 2008-01-21. 
  7. ^ Lyon, Sam. "Sunderland 2–0 Birmingham", BBC Sport, 2008-01-29. Retrieved on 2008-01-29. 
  8. ^ Hughes, Ian. "Reading 2-1 Birmingham", BBC Sport, 2008-03-22. Retrieved on 2008-03-22. 
  9. ^ Chowdhury, Saj. "Birmingham 3-1 Man City", BBC Sport, 2008-03-29. Retrieved on 2008-03-30. 
  10. ^ Fletcher, Paul. "Birmingham 1-1 Everton", BBC Sport, 2008-04-12. Retrieved on 2008-04-13. 
  11. ^ Tattum, Colin. "Mauro Zarate signs off from Birmingham City", Birmingham Mail, Trinity Mirror, 2008-05-14. Retrieved on 2008-05-14. 

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Persondata
NAME Zárate, Mauro
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Zárate, Mauro Matías
SHORT DESCRIPTION Professional footballer
DATE OF BIRTH 1987-03-18
PLACE OF BIRTH Haedo, Morón Partido, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH
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