Eladio Zárate

Eladio Zárate (born 14 January 1942 in Alberdi, Paraguay) is a former Paraguayan footballer who played in clubs of Paraguay, Argentina and Chile and the Paraguay national football team in the Copa América 1963.

As player

 * General Caballero 1959–1962
 * Olimpia 1962–1963
 * 🇦🇷 San Lorenzo 1964
 * 🇦🇷 Huracán 1965–1966
 * Unión Española 1967–1970
 * Universidad de Chile 1971
 * 🇲🇽 San Luis Potosí 1972
 * Guaraní 1973

As manager
Zárate began his career as manager in 1974. He coached Coquimbo Unido along with Enrique Hormazábal in 1976. He also served as the assistant of Cayetano Ré in Guaraní in the 1984 season, when they became the Paraguayan champions, among others.

As head coach, he led several teams in the Paraguayan second level and also regional teams until 2000.

Personal life
He married María Dolores López, a Chilean who played volleyball for Unión Española and is the niece of Juan Martínez, a former player of Rangers de Talca.

He is the uncle of the former Paraguay international footballer, Diego Gavilán.

His eldest son, who was with the Guaraní youth ranks, died of leaukaemia, aged 17. His youngest son, Marcos, is a former footballer who played at minor categories of the Spanish football and trialled with Unión Española in 2003.

Honours

 * Unión Española 1967, 1968, 1969 (Top Scorer Chilean Championship)
 * Universidad de Chile 1971 (Top Scorer Chilean Championship)