Ariel Roberto Pereyra Legallais (born 11 November 1973) is a retired Argentine–born Chilean

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that has played at Godoy Cruz,

Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in th ...

and several clubs in

Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east a ...

Club career

Pereyra began his career at

Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba Club Deportivo Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba, known simply as Godoy Cruz, is an Argentine sports club from Godoy Cruz, Mendoza. The club is best known for its football team, that plays in the Primera División, the top level of the Argentine footbal ...

, professional club of his natal city Mendoza. There he played more than 100 games and scored 26 goals. In 1998, he moved to

and joined to

Santiago Wanderers Club de Deportes Santiago Wanderers is a football club based in Valparaíso, a founding member of the Chilean Football Federation. Their home ground, Estadio Elías Figueroa Brander, is in the north-west of the city. Wanderers have played their ...

. He had an unsuccessful spell at

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's side. That season Wanderers was relegated to the Primera B after finishing in the annual table's bottom. Following a brief spell in

Coquimbo Unido Coquimbo Unido is a Chilean football club based in the city of Coquimbo. The club was founded August 30, 1958 and will play in the Chilean Primera División on 2022. Their home games are played at the Estadio Municipal Francisco Sánchez Rumoroso ...

in 2001, the incoming year he moved to Everton (Wanderers' archi–rival), where he helped the team to won the 2003 Primera B championship (Chile second-level tournament). In June 2005, after the entire 2004 in Venezuelan football playing for Italmaracaibo, Pereyra returned to Chile, signing for

Unión La Calera Unión La Calera is a Chilean football club based in La Calera and competes the Primera División de Chile. It was founded as Club de Deportes La Calera on 26 January 1954, after the merger of three teams from the city: ''Condor'', ''Calera Come ...

, where he coincided with players such as

Víctor Rivero Víctor Javier Rivero Faccioli (born 15 March 1980) is a Chilean Association football, football Manager (association football), manager and former player who played as a Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper, currently in charge of Depor ...

and Christian Riffo. There he broke a record after reaching score more than 100 goals in the Chilean football. In 2008 he was Primera B tournament goalscorer. In late 2010, he left Unión La Calera after five years playing there. After his unusual decision to disassociate from Unión La Calera (considering which the team achieved the promotion to 2011 Primera División de Chile season), then he moved to

Curicó Unido Curicó Unido is a football club based in Curicó, Maule Region, Chile. They currently play in the Primera División, the first level of the Chilean football system. They are currently managed by Damián Muñoz. History Curicó Unido was found ...

, when he played two seasons (2011 and 2012).

Managerial career

In 2021, he was the

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San Antonio Unido Club Social y Deportivo San Antonio Unido, usually referred to as SAU is a football club located in the port city of San Antonio, Chile, situated in the Valparaíso Region. It was founded on July 21, 1961. Its football team currently plays in Seg ...

in the

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. In 2022, he worked as the manager of

Deportes Melipilla Deportes Melipilla is a Chilean football club, based on Melipilla, a comune in the Santiago Metropolitan Region. It was founded on January 24, 1992, as a successor of ''Club Deportivo Soinca Bata''. The club has its classic rival, San Antonio Uni ...

Honours

Club

;Everton * Primera B (1):

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;Unión La Calera * Primera B (1): Runner-up

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Individual

* Primera B goalscorer (2):

, 2011

References

External links

Ariel Pereyra
at Football-Lineups * {{DEFAULTSORT:Pereyra, Ariel 1973 births Living people Footballers from Mendoza, Argentina Argentine footballers Argentine expatriate footballers Argentine emigrants to Chile Naturalized citizens of Chile Chilean footballers Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba footballers Santiago Wanderers footballers Everton de Viña del Mar footballers Coquimbo Unido footballers Deportivo Italia players Unión La Calera footballers Curicó Unido footballers Primera B de Chile players Chilean Primera División players Venezuelan Primera División players Expatriate footballers in Chile Expatriate footballers in Venezuela Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Chile Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Venezuela Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Venezuela Men's association football forwards Argentine football managers Expatriate football managers in Chile Chilean football managers Unión La Calera managers Deportes Concepción (Chile) managers Magallanes managers San Marcos de Arica managers Deportes La Serena managers Deportes Melipilla managers Chilean Primera División managers Primera B de Chile managers Segunda División Profesional de Chile managers