Federico Andrés Arias (born 24 April 1979) is an Argentine

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and former player who played as a

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. He is the current manager of

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's reserve team.

Club career

As a youth player, Arias was with ADIUR before joining the

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youth system, with whom he made his professional debut in 1998. Arias played for clubs in Argentina, Chile, Peru, Venezuela and England. He signed for English side Southampton in January 2003. but left the club in May of the same year without making a single first team appearance. In Peru, Arias played for

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and

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. In Italy, Arias played for

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. In Chile, Arias played for

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in 2008. In Venezuela, Arias played for Yaracuyanos.

Coaching career

Arias started his coaching career as the assistant coach of

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