Sergio Zárate

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Zárate and the second or maternal family name is Riga.

Sergio Zárate

Personal information
Full name	Sergio Fabián Zárate Riga
Date of birth	(1969-10-14) October 14, 1969
Place of birth	Haedo, Argentina
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1987–1990	Vélez Sarsfield	72	(13)
1991–1992	1. FC Nuremberg	42	(9)
1992–1993	Ancona	11	(2)
1993–1994	1. FC Nuremberg	27	(13)
1994	Hamburger SV	11	(1)
1995–1997	Necaxa	93	(29)
1997–1998	Club América	28	(6)
1998–1999	Necaxa	33	(10)
1999–2000	Vélez Sarsfield	8	(1)
2000–2001	Puebla	36	(6)
2002–2003	Deportivo Merlo	11	(1)
International career
1992	Argentina	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 15, 2007

Sergio Fabián Zárate Riga (born October 14, 1969 in Haedo, Morón Partido) is a former Argentine football player. He spent most of his career in Germany and Mexico apart from his native Argentina.

Zárate started his career with Vélez Sarsfield where he spent four years in the Argentinan Primera División. He then moved to Europe where he would eventually make 80 appearances in the Bundesliga for 1. FC Nuremberg and Hamburg 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.

Zárate won his only cap for Argentina in 1992.

Sergio is the eldest of five brothers of whom four became professional footballers; Ariel (currently at All Boys) played in Spain for Málaga among other teams, Rolando (also an Argentinian international) currently plays for Huracán and youngest brother Mauro is an U-20 World Cup winner currently playing for West Ham United. Sergio works as an agent for his brothers.

External links

• Sergio Zárate at National-Football-Teams.com
• Player article (German)
• Player article (Italian)