Omar Zarif
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Omar Zarif | ||
| Date of birth | February 9, 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Avellaneda, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | San Jose Earthquakes (assistant) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2002 | Dock Sud | 98 | (5) |
| 2002–2003 | El Porvenir | 32 | (2) |
| 2003–2004 | Los Andes | 31 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Defensa y Justicia | 14 | (0) |
| 2005–2007 | Nueva Chicago | 70 | (2) |
| 2007–2008 | Huracán | 28 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Rosario Central | 25 | (1) |
| 2009–2010 | Chacarita Juniors | 37 | (2) |
| 2010–2012 | Rosario Central | 46 | (0) |
| 2012–2015 | Banfield | 40 | (1) |
| Total | 421 | (13) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2015 | Banfield (assistant) | ||
| 2015-2018 | CD Guadalajara (assistant) | ||
| 2018- | San Jose Earthquakes (assistant) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Omar Zarif (born 9 February 1978 in Avellaneda) is a former Argentine football midfielder who is currently an assistant coach at the San Jose Earthquakes.
Playing career[]
Zarif started his playing career in 1998 with Dock Sud in the regionalised 4th division. The club were relegated and Zarif continued playing for them in the regionalised 5th division.
In 2002, he was signed by El Porvenir of the National 2nd division, he then had spells with other 2nd division teams; Los Andes, Defensa y Justicia and Nueva Chicago. In 2006, he was part of the Nueva Chicago team that won promotion to the Argentine Primera. The club was relegated at the end of the 2006–2007 season, but Zarif was signed by newly promoted Huracán keeping his place in the top division of Argentine football.
For the 2008–09 season Zarif signed for Rosario Central, and in 2009 he joined newly promoted Chacarita Juniors. For the 2010–11 season, Zarif returned to Rosario Central, this time to play in the second division.
Coaching career[]
Zarif played under Matias Almeyda at Banfield, helping the club earn promotion to Argentina’s top league during the 2013-14 season. Midway through Banfield’s 2015 season, he switched from playing to coaching and remained on Almeyda's staff when Almeyda became manager of Chivas later in the year. Omar Zarif joined San Jose as an assistant coach under Almeyda ahead of the 2019 MLS season.[1]
References[]
- ^ San Jose Earthquakes (11 Aug 2021). "Omar Zarif". San Jose Earthquakes.
External links[]
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- 1978 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Avellaneda
- Argentine people of Arab descent
- Argentine footballers
- Association football midfielders
- Club Atlético Los Andes footballers
- Defensa y Justicia footballers
- Nueva Chicago footballers
- Club Atlético Huracán footballers
- Rosario Central footballers
- Chacarita Juniors footballers
- Club Atlético Banfield footballers
- Argentine Primera División players
- San Jose Earthquakes non-playing staff
- Argentine football midfielder, 1970s birth stubs