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
Position(s)	Midfielder / Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1994-2003	Estudiantes	250	(4)
2004-2008	Newell's Old Boys	108	(3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:45, 20 December 2008 (UTC)

Ariel "el 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 1994 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
1994–1995	Estudiantes	Primera B Nacional
Apertura 2004	Newell's Old Boys	Primera División Argentina

External links

• (Spanish) Pasion Rojinegra profile
• (Spanish) Argentine Primera statistics