Ariel Gustavo Pereyra (born 2 October 1973) is an Argentine retired

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that played as

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. He played more than of 200 games at the

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and his last club was

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. Pereyra began his football career at Gimnasia de La Plata youth ranks at a very young age, being after promoted to the first adult team in the 1992–93 season, making his official debut against

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in a 1–1 draw. After nine years in that club, in 2002, he joined to

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and then to Argentine powerhouse

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, two years later. In January 2007, Pereyra moved to

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club

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, playing the Apertura Tournament, in where his team qualified to the

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of that year, being immediately eliminated by

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. After of fail to play the Clausura Tournament, he joined to

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side of the same country,

, in where he finished his football career, after of play just 15 games in the second tier tournament. After of his retirement, Pereyra accepted the work of be the coach of the youth ranks of his former club Gimnasia de La Plata, declaring also that he wants direct the first adult team of Primera División.

References

External links

Pereyra at Football Lineups

Ariel Pereyra
at PlaymakerStats.com (Player)
Ariel Pereyra
at PlaymakerStats.com (Manager) * {{DEFAULTSORT:Pereyra, Ariel 1973 births Living people Footballers from Berazategui Partido Argentine men's footballers Argentine expatriate men's footballers Argentine Primera División players Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata footballers Club Atlético Colón footballers San Lorenzo de Almagro footballers Chilean Primera División players Primera B de Chile players Huachipato FC footballers Unión La Calera footballers Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Chile Expatriate men's footballers in Chile Men's association football defenders Argentine football managers Argentine expatriate football managers Expatriate soccer coaches in the United States Argentine expatriate sportspeople in the United States