Ariel Salas
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ariel Esteban Salas Sanzana | ||
| Date of birth | 9 October 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Santiago, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | 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.
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]
