Chilean footballer

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is  Salas and the second or maternal family name is  Sanzana.

Ariel SalasPersonal information

Full name|  Ariel Esteban Salas Sanzana
Date of birth|  (1976-10-09) 9 October 1976 (age 45)
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)
National team
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.

## Contents

* 1 Club career
* 2 International career
* 3 Personal life
* 4 Honours
* 4.1 Club
* 4.2 International
* 5 References
* 6 External links

## Club career[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

### Club[edit]

Colo-Colo

* Chilean Primera División (2): 1993, 1996
* Copa Chile (2): 1994, 1996

### International[edit]

Chile U17

* FIFA U-17 World Cup Third place: 1993

## References[edit]

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.

## External links[edit]

* Ariel Salas at BDFA (in Spanish)
* Ariel Salas at CeroaCero (in Spanish)

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