Juvenal "Junior" Zarate (born December 24, 1978) is a

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midfielder who played for the USL Second Division side Wilmington Hammerheads. Zarate was born in Degollado, Mexico. He moved to Tennessee with his family when he was 17 and he spent several years playing in local recreational soccer leagues. In 2001, after a trial, he signed with the Wilmington Hammerheads. In 2003, he was a substitute in the Hammerheads' shock victory against the Dallas Burn of the MLS to progress to the quarter-finals of the

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. Between the 2005 and 2007 seasons, Zarate made 47 appearances and scored 5 goals in the USL Second Division.

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1978 births Living people USL Second Division players Wilmington Hammerheads FC players Footballers from Jalisco Mexican men's footballers Men's association football midfielders {{Mexico-footy-midfielder-stub