Ariel Salas

Ariel Salas
Personal information
Full name	Ariel Esteban Salas Sanzana
Date of birth	9 October 1976 (age 46)
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
1993–1996	Colo-Colo
1997–2001	Magallanes
2002–2003	Deportes Antofagasta
2004	Deportes La Serena
2005	Deportes Ovalle
International career
1993	Chile U17
1995	Chile U20
1996	Chile U23
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Last updated July 10, 2023

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

Club career

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

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

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

Club

Colo-Colo

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

International

Chile U17

FIFA U-17 World Cup Third place: 1993

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References

1 2 "MADRUGADAS de GLORIA". www.emol.com (in Spanish). El Mercurio . Retrieved 16 July 2022.
1 2 3 Ariel Salas on LinkedIn
↑ 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.
↑ "Nóminas de Chile para Campeonatos Sudamericanos Sub-17". Partidos de la Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 July 2022.
↑ "Nóminas de Chile para Campeonatos Sudamericanos Sub-20". Partidos de la Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 July 2022.
↑ "Nóminas de Chile para Torneos Preolímpicos Sudamericanos Sub-23". Partidos de la Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 July 2022.
↑ 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

Ariel Salas at BDFA (in Spanish)
Ariel Salas at playmakerstats.com (English version of ceroacero.es)

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[emol-1] 1 2 "MADRUGADAS de GLORIA". www.emol.com (in Spanish). El Mercurio . Retrieved 16 July 2022.

[linkedin-2] 1 2 3 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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