Rolando David Zárate Riga(born 6 August 1978) is an Argentine former professionalfootballerwho played as acentre forward,and is asports agent.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rolando David Zárate Riga | ||
| Date of birth | 6 August 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Haedo,Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Vélez Sarsfield | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–2006 | Vélez Sarsfield | 102 | (44) |
| 1998 | →Terrassa(loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 | →Real Madrid B(loan) | 33 | (21) |
| 1999–2000 | →Real Madrid(loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 2001 | →Murcia(loan) | 21 | (6) |
| 2001–2002 | →Ciudad Murcia(loan) | 34 | (12) |
| 2002–2003 | →Livingston(loan) | 33 | (9) |
| 2004 | →Ittihad(loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2006 | Tigres | 7 | (0) |
| 2007 | Monterrey | 10 | (1) |
| 2007 | River Plate | 7 | (1) |
| 2008 | Barcelona SC | 23 | (5) |
| 2009–2010 | Vélez Sarsfield | 27 | (5) |
| 2010–2011 | Huracán | 34 | (6) |
| 2011–2012 | Defensa y Justicia | 5 | (1) |
| Total | 345 | (112) | |
| International career | |||
| 2005 | Argentina | 2 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editBorn inHaedo, Buenos Aires Province,Zárate spent most of his career forClub Atlético Vélez Sarsfield,representing the club in two different spells. He made his professional debut in 1997, playing in only 17Primera Divisióngames in his first two seasons combined.
Zárate moved to Spain in 1998, going on to remain in that country for the following four years, always on loan: he started out atTerrassa FCin thethird division,joiningReal Madrid Castillain the same level the following year. His impressive scoring form promptedReal MadridbossVicente del Bosqueto promote him to the main squad, and he scored three official goals for them (one inLa Ligaand two in theCopa del Rey);[1][2]between 2001 and 2002 he representedCiudad de Murciaand its neighboursReal Murcia,respectively in divisions three andtwo.
Zárate played withLivingstonin the2002–03 season,still owned by Vélez.[3]He netted twice on his debut in theScottish Premier League,a 3–2 home win againstMotherwell,[4]and eventually proved instrumental as theLivi Lionsretained their division status.
Zárate's last loan would be withIttihad FCin Saudi Arabia. Again with Vélez, he scored 13 times in the2004 Clausura Tournament,adding eight inthe following year's Apertura.In the subsequentClausura,Rolynetted seven goals as his team won the national championship for the first time in seven years.[5]
In the following years, Zárate played in Mexico for two teams, also representingClub Atlético River Platewithout any impact. On 25 July 2009, he re-signed with Vélez on afree transferafter a period of trial, from Ecuador'sBarcelona Sporting Club,but was released during that year due to injury to hisspinal cord;he returned to training in early 2010 and, eventually, signed a new one-year deal.[6]
For2010–11,32-year-old Zárate joinedClub Atlético Huracánin the top flight, for free.[7]At the end of the campaign, the side were tied withGimnasia y Esgrima de La Platafor the second-to-last position in the relegation ranking, and thus needed to play a tiebreaker, losing it 2–0.[8]
Following Huracán's relegation, Zárate's contract at theParque Patriciosended and he signed with another club in thesecond division,Defensa y Justicia,again on a free transfer. After his retirement he became afootball agent,representingMaximiliano Romeroamong others and arranging his December 2017 transfer of Romero from Vélez toPSV Eindhoven.[9]
International career
editZárate made his debut forArgentinaon 9 March 2005, afriendly matchwithMexicoin which the former only fielded players from the domestic league. He scored in a 1–1 draw, inLos Angeles.[10]
Also in that year, Zárate made his second and last appearance, playing 15 minutes in a 2–1 win inBoliviafor the2006 FIFA World Cupqualifiers.[11]
International goals
edit- Scores and results list Argentina's goal tally first, score column indicates score after Zárate goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 March 2005 | Memorial Coliseum,Los Angeles,United States |  Mexico |
1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly | [10] |
Personal life
editZárate has three brothers, all footballers: youngerMauroand olderSergioandAriel,with the first two eventually representing the Argentina national team.[12]Rolando's son,Tobías,also became a professional footballer.[13]
Honours
editVélez Sársfield
Individual
References
edit- ^Torres, Diego (13 February 2000)."Del Bosque alaba a la defensa y dice que Zárate debe esforzarse más"[Del Bosque praises defense and says Zárate must work harder].El País(in Spanish).Retrieved23 May2017.
- ^"Zárate: goles argentinos para las penas del Real Madrid"[Zárate: Argentine goals for Real Madrid's aches].La Nación(in Spanish). 16 February 2000.Retrieved23 May2017.
- ^"Livi chase four signings".BBC Sport.15 July 2002.Retrieved15 May2011.
- ^"Livi hold off Well comeback".BBC Sport. 3 August 2002.Retrieved15 May2011.
- ^Czyz, Fernando (13 August 2009)."Roly Zárate:" Todos los equipos le van a jugar a muerte a Vélez ""[Roly Zárate: "Every team is going to play Vélez to the death" ].La Nación(in Spanish).Retrieved23 May2017.
- ^"Roly Zárate, en primera persona"[Roly Zárate, in the first person].El Gráfico(in Spanish). 7 April 2010.Retrieved23 May2017.
- ^"El Roly Zárate jugará en Huracán"[Roly Zárate will play in Huracán].Clarín(in Spanish). 30 June 2010.Retrieved2 July2010.
- ^"Huracán – Un descenso anunciado"[Huracán – Relegation foretold].Clarín(in Spanish). 23 June 2011.Retrieved28 December2018.
- ^"PSV heeft goede zaken gedaan: 'Liever Europese club dan topclub in ons land'"[PSV made a good deal: 'Rather a European club than a top club in our country'] (in Dutch). Voetbal Primeur. 30 December 2017.Retrieved30 December2017.
- ^ab"Cualquiera pudo ganar"[Anybody could have taken it] (in Spanish).ESPN.10 March 2005.Retrieved23 May2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^"Bolivia 1–2 Argentina... 32 años después, ganan pamperos en La Paz"[Bolivia 1–2 Argentina... 32 años later,pamperoswin in La Paz] (in Spanish). Medio Tiempo. 26 March 2005.Retrieved23 May2017.
- ^"Extorsionan a una familia de futbolistas y les balean una casa"[A family of footballers is blackmailed and has house shot at].Clarín(in Spanish). 10 August 2006.Retrieved18 October2007.
- ^"Vélez: Debutó otro Zárate en Vélez 32 años después".Marca.5 February 2020.Retrieved12 March2021.
External links
edit- Vélez Sarsfield official profile(in Spanish)
- "Argentine League statistics"(in Spanish). Archived from the original on 26 July 2012.Retrieved3 October2009.
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- Rolando Zárateat BDFutbol
- Rolando Zárateat National-Football-Teams.com
- Rolando Zárate–FIFAcompetition record (archived)