Gonzalo Eulogio Zárate (born 6 August 1984 in

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) is a retired

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who played as a

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Career

In Summer 2007, Zárate joined

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. His high goal scoring rate attracted

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, and there was made a loan deal on 15 September 2007. Before moving to Switzerland, he played for PCC San José of the local league, called Asociación Rosarina de Fútbol in the Primera División B in Argentina. He also played in the youth of Lanús and Tiro Federal. On May 18, 2010, it was announced that Zárate was signed by Red Bull Salzburg. On July 13, Zárate scored his first goal in his first match for Red Bull Salzburg. The goal was in the Champions-League qualifying match versus HB Torshaven. In September 2019, Zárate joined

Swiss Promotion League The Promotion League, named the YAPEAL Promotion League for sponsorship reasons, is the third tier of the Swiss football league system. Eighteen clubs compete in the league, playing each other twice over the course of the season. The champions are ...

club

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. After retiring, Zárate was hired as an youth coach at

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;

FC Red Bull Salzburg FC Red Bull Salzburg is an Austrian professional football club based in Wals-Siezenheim, that competes in the Austrian Bundesliga, the top flight of Austrian Football. Their home ground is the Red Bull Arena. Due to sponsorship restrictions, ...

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; FC Vaduz * Liechtenstein Football Cup:

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* 1984 births Living people Argentine men's footballers Argentine expatriate men's footballers Swiss Super League players Austrian Football Bundesliga players Cypriot First Division players Swiss Promotion League players SC Kriens players Grasshopper Club Zürich players FC Red Bull Salzburg players BSC Young Boys players FC Thun players FC Vaduz players Enosis Neon Paralimni FC players FC Lausanne-Sport players FC Black Stars Basel players Men's association football forwards Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Austria Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Liechtenstein Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland Expatriate men's footballers in Austria Expatriate men's footballers in Liechtenstein Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Footballers from Rosario, Santa Fe {{Argentina-footy-forward-1980s-stub