Ariel Gerardo Seltzer (born 3 January 1981 in Ituzaingó, Buenos Aires) is an Argentine football defender who currently plays for Unión de Mar del Plata in the Torneo Argentino A.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ariel Gerardo Seltzer | ||
| Date of birth | 3 January 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Ituzaingó,[1] Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Unión Mar del Plata | ||
| Number | TBA | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Argentinos Juniors | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2008 | Argentinos Juniors | 126 | (1) |
| 2008–2010 | Independiente Rivadavia | 31 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | Juventud Unida Universitario | ? | (?) |
| 2013– | Unión Mar del Plata | 53 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2001 | Argentina U20 | 5 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 May 2015 | |||
Besides playing club football, he has represented his country at Under-20 level and was part of José Pekerman's side that won the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship.
Playing career
editA longtime defender at Argentinos Juniors, Selzter was set to make a move to Israeli football in 2006. Beitar Jerusalem had allegedly agreed terms with his club in Argentina. Beitar revealed that Seltzer's grandfather was Jewish and hoped that he would be able to gain Israeli citizenship via the Law of Return.[2] After finding that Seltzer was ineligible for emigration under the terms of the law of return, Beitar rescinded their transfer offer and the player continued to play in Argentina.
References
edit- ^ "ArgentinosJuniors.com.ar" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 10 April 2007. Retrieved 2007-04-10.
- ^ omer Ganour; Rotem Grossman (16 April 2006). בית"ר ירושלים: סוכמה רכישתו של אריאל זלצר. Ynet (in Hebrew). Yedioth Ahronoth. Retrieved 2007-04-10.
External links
edit- Ariel Seltzer at BDFA (in Spanish)
- Ariel Seltzer – Argentine Primera statistics at Fútbol XXI (in Spanish) at the Wayback Machine (archived 8 October 2008)
- Last match at matchendirect.net
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