Ariel Seltzer

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.

Ariel Seltzer
Personal information
Full name Ariel Gerardo Seltzer
Date of birth (1981-01-03) 3 January 1981
Place of birth Ituzaingó,[1] Argentina
Height 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Defender
Club 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)
National team
2001 Argentina U20 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and 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

A 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Law of Return.[2] After finding that Seltzer was ineligible for emigration under the terms of the law of return, Beitar rescinded their transfer offer and the player continued to play in Argentina.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
  1. "ArgentinosJuniors.com.ar" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 10 April 2007. Retrieved 2007-04-10.
  2. omer Ganour; Rotem Grossman (16 April 2006). בית"ר ירושלים: סוכמה רכישתו של אריאל זלצר (in Hebrew). Yedioth Ahronoth. Retrieved 2007-04-10.


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