Omar Zarif

Omar Zarif
Personal information
Full name Omar Zarif
Date of birth (1978-02-09) February 9, 1978
Place of birth Avellaneda, Argentina
Height 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Playing position Right winger
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)

* 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. He is currently one of Matias Almeyda's assistant coaches at C.D. Guadalajara.

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.



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