Ariel Salas

Ariel Salas
Personal information
Full name Ariel Esteban Salas Sanzana
Date of birth (1976-10-09) 9 October 1976 (age 48)
Place of birth Santiago, Chile
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1986–1993 Colo-Colo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–1996 Colo-Colo
1997–2001 Magallanes
2002–2003 Deportes Antofagasta
2004 Deportes La Serena 6 (0)
2005 Deportes Ovalle 6 (0)
International career
1993 Chile U17
1995 Chile U20
1996 Chile U23
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ariel Esteban Salas Sanzana (born 9 October 1976) is a Chilean former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Club career

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Salas came to Colo-Colo at the age of 9 and made his professional debut in a match against Everton played in the Estadio Monumental in 1995. After having no chances to play for Colo-Colo behind Daniel Morón and Marcelo Ramírez, in 1997 he moved to Magallanes.[1] In total, he played for six clubs both in Chile and abroad.[2]

International career

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He played for Chile in both the 1993 FIFA U17 World Championship in Japan, where Chile reached the third place,[3] and the 1995 FIFA U20 Championship in Qatar. In addition, he took part of Chile squad in both the 1993 South American U17 Championship[4] and the 1995 South American U20 Championship.[5]

At under-23 level, he represented Chile in the 1996 Pre-Olympic Tournament.[6]

Personal life

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At the same time he played for Deportes Antofagasta, he graduated as a PE teacher at the Silva Henríquez Catholic University [es][1] and next got a magister degree in high-performance training at the Andrés Bello Catholic University.[2]

He has worked as PE teacher and sports consultant in both schools and municipalities as well as the football coach of La Misión School from Calera de Tango.[2]

He has a filled pasties and sandwiches shop called D'Primera (D'First).[7]

Honours

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Club

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Colo-Colo

International

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Chile U17

References

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  1. ^ a b "MADRUGADAS de GLORIA". www.emol.com (in Spanish). El Mercurio. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  2. ^ a b c Ariel Salas on LinkedIn
  3. ^ Quijada, Vicente (19 October 2021). "Ariel Salas: El arquero juvenil de La Roja en los 90'". www.laroja.cl (in Spanish). FFCh. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Nóminas de Chile para Campeonatos Sudamericanos Sub-17". Partidos de la Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Nóminas de Chile para Campeonatos Sudamericanos Sub-20". Partidos de la Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  6. ^ "Nóminas de Chile para Torneos Preolímpicos Sudamericanos Sub-23". Partidos de la Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  7. ^ García, Víctor (5 July 2020). "Los hijos de Ariel Salas alucinan con las tapadas de su papá en los penales". LUN (in Spanish). Las Últimas Noticias. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
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