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Omar Zarif (born 9 February 1978) is an Argentine professional
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and former player.


Playing career

Zarif started his playing career in 1998 with
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in the regionalised
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. 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 Club Social y Deportivo Defensa y Justicia, commonly known as Defensa y Justicia, is an Argentine football club from Florencio Varela, Buenos Aires, established in 1935.
and Nueva Chicago. In 2006, he was part of the Nueva Chicago team that won promotion to the
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. The club was
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at the end of the 2006–2007 season, but Zarif was signed by newly promoted
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keeping his place in the top division of Argentine football. For the 2008–09 season Zarif signed for
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, and in 2009 he joined newly promoted
Chacarita Juniors Club Atlético Chacarita Juniors (usually known simply as Chacarita) is an Argentine association football, football club headquartered in Villa Crespo, Buenos Aires, while the stadium is located in Villa Maipú, General San Martín Partido of Gre ...
. For the 2010–11 season, Zarif returned to Rosario Central, this time to play in the
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.


Managerial career

Zarif played under
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at Banfield, helping the club earn promotion to Argentina's top league during the 2013–14 season. Midway through Banfield's 2015 season, he switched from playing to coaching and remained on Almeyda's staff when Almeyda became manager of Chivas later in the year. Omar Zarif joined San Jose as an assistant coach under Almeyda ahead of the 2019
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season.


References


External links

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Football-Lineups player profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Zarif, Omar 1978 births Living people Footballers from Avellaneda Argentine people of Arab descent Argentine men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Club Atlético Los Andes footballers Defensa y Justicia footballers Club Atlético Nueva Chicago footballers Club Atlético Huracán footballers Rosario Central footballers Chacarita Juniors footballers Club Atlético Banfield footballers Argentine Primera División players San Jose Earthquakes non-playing staff Sportspeople of Syrian descent AEK Athens F.C. non-playing staff