Ariel Zapata

Ariel Zapata
Personal information
Full name Ariel Hernán Zapata
Date of birth (1974-09-02) September 2, 1974
Place of birth Florencio Varela, Argentina
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Midfielder / Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992-2004 Estudiantes 250 (4)
2004-2008 Newell's Old Boys 108 (3)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:45, 20 December 2008 (UTC).


Ariel "Pepi" Zapata (born 2 September 1974 in Florencio Varela) is an Argentine footballer who plays for Newell's Old Boys.

Zapata started his playing career in 1992 with Estudiantes de La Plata, in his first season with the club they won the 2nd division championship. He played with the club in the Argentine Primera until 2004 when he was signed by Newell's Old Boys manager Américo Gallego.

In his first season with Newell's he was part of the squad that won the Apertura 2004 championship. He has gone on to make over 100 appearances for the club.

Zapata retired from professional football December 12, 2008 in a match against Racing Club. He missed a penalty in that match that Hernan Bernardello put in after the kick.

Titles

Season Team Title
1994–1995Argentina Estudiantes Primera B Nacional
Apertura 2004Argentina Newell's Old Boys Primera División Argentina

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