Emiliano Ariel Dudar (born 12 August 1981) is a retired

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Career

Born in

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, Dudar began his career in the youth ranks of Velez Sarsfield and made his First Division debut in 2000. During his debut season he was named Rookie of the Year by the Asociación del Fútbol Argentino. In over four years at the Buenos Aires club, he made 63 appearances and scored 5 goals. For the 2003–04 season he was loaned out to Independiente and was a regular starter appearing in 19 matches and scoring one goal. For the next few years he was loaned out to Banfield,

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, and Libertad. In 2005, he signed with

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in Venezuela's top flight and remained at the club for one year before returning to Argentina. He signed with Tigre for the second half of the 2005 season and appeared in 15 games. His play with Tigre drew the attention of top Brazilian club

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. He joined Vasco in 2006 and appeared in 34 official matches for the club. In 2007, he left for Europe, joining

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of the

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and appeared in 14 matches scoring 3 goals. He returned to Argentina in 2008 playing for

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. His prior experience in Switzerland led to his signing with Swiss side

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in the second half of the 2008–09 campaign, where he played in 16 matches and scored two goals. The following season, he joined

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. In his first year with Young Boys he was named the Swiss Golden Player as the league's top defender. He started in 31 matches that season scoring one goal. Dudar's second season with Young Boys was cut short as he was placed in a medically

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after suffering a severe head injury on 12 September 2010, when he accidentally clashed heads with teammate

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. He was successfully woken up a day later. He signed with

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on 25 January 2012. After one season with DC, Dudar returned to former club FC Chiasso of the Swiss Challenge League on 1 February 2013. Half a year later, on 18 July 2013, he moved to league rivals

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. He left Sion on January 20, 2014. After taking a break on his career, Dudar signed with

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on February 12, 2015. Dudar retired in 2016.

Honours

* Closing Championship: 1998 * Recopa: 1997 * Venezuelan Championship: 2004

References

External links

netvasco.com.br

Guardian Stats Centre
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dudar, Emiliano 1981 births Living people Footballers from Buenos Aires Argentine men's footballers Argentine expatriate men's footballers Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield footballers Club Atlético Independiente footballers Club Atlético Banfield footballers Club Libertad footballers Club Atlético Tigre footballers CR Vasco da Gama players Caracas F.C. players FC Chiasso players AC Bellinzona players BSC Young Boys players Club Olimpo footballers D.C. United players FC Sion players Deportivo Merlo footballers Argentine Primera División players Venezuelan Primera División players Swiss Super League players Swiss Challenge League players Major League Soccer players Expatriate men's footballers in Venezuela Expatriate men's footballers in Brazil Expatriate men's footballers in Paraguay Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Brazil Men's association football defenders 21st-century Argentine sportsmen