Carlos Zambrano (footballer)

For the Venezuelan baseball player, see Carlos Zambrano.

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Zambrano and the second or maternal family name is Ochandarte.

Carlos Zambrano

250px Zambrano with Schalke in 2010.
Personal information
Full name	Carlos Augusto Zambrano Ochandarte
Date of birth	(1989-07-10) 10 July 1989
Place of birth	Callao, Peru
Height
Position(s)	Centre back
Team information
Current team	Eintracht Frankfurt
Number	5
Youth career
2000–2006	AD Cantolao
2006–2008	Schalke 04
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008	Schalke 04 II	1	(0)
2008–2010	Schalke 04	16	(0)
2010–2012	FC St. Pauli	30	(1)
2012–	Eintracht Frankfurt	82	(0)
International career‡
2007–2008	Peru U20	2	(0)
2008–	Peru	43	(4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 October 2015 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 October 2015

Carlos Augusto Zambrano Ochandarte (born 10 July 1989) is a Peruvian footballer who plays for Bundesliga side Eintracht Frankfurt. He is known for his strong tackle and excellent defensive capabilities, being a centre-back he had scored numerous goals in his youth career as well as in senior career.

Career

He was an undisputed starter on the Schalke 04 U-19 team, and was the captain. He has a great merit considering that at that age group captaincy usually goes to a native-born player. He went to FC Schalke 04 at the age of 16, after playing in the U-17 World Cup in 2005, with Peru as hosts. He immediately became a cornerstone in defense and an undisputed starter for the U-19 team and scored a large number of goals. Schalke 04's defense did not concede with Zambrano. He was present for the first 5 games of the season, until the sixth match for which he was out due to injury.

He has been compared with Brazilian defender Lúcio for his style of play and great defense, offense, and speed. He has played sixteen matches for Schalke, being praised by team mates such as Dario Rodriguez.

On November 10, 2007, he was promoted to the FC Schalke 04 first team.

In 2012, he signed on to play for Eintracht Frankfurt in the Bundesliga.

International

On March 26, 2008, he made his debut for the senior Peruvian National Team in a friendly match against Costa Rica. Zambrano started the match and scored a goal in the 45th minute. Zambrano was chosen to participate in the 2011 Copa América, but an injury suffered against Senegal in a friendly game, days before the tournament began, kept him out. On September 11, 2012, Zambrano made his first goal in the 2014 World Cup Qualifiers against Argentina on the 22nd minute, making it a one-goal lead over Argentina. The game would later end as a tie.

International goals

1.	March 26, 2008	Estadio Max Augustín, Iquitos, Peru	Costa Rica	2–1	3–1	Friendly
2.	September 11, 2012	Estadio Nacional, Lima, Peru	Argentina	1–0	1–1	WCQ 2014
3.	September 10, 2013	Estadio Anzoátegui, Puerto la Cruz, Venezuela	Venezuela	3–2	3–2	WCQ 2014
4.	September 4, 2014	Dubai Club Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates	Iraq	0–2	0–2	Friendly

External links

• Carlos Zambrano profile at Fussballdaten
• Zambrano.html Carlos Zambrano at National-Football-Teams.com