Gonzalo Vargas
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gonzalo Vargas Abella | ||
| Date of birth | 22 September 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Bella Vista | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2004 | Defensor Sporting | 94 | (43) |
| 2004–2006 | Gimnasia de La Plata | 55 | (27) |
| 2006–2009 | Monaco | 8 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | → Sochaux (loan) | 10 | (3) |
| 2008–2009 | → Atlas (loan) | 32 | (10) |
| 2009–2011 | Atlas | 24 | (3) |
| 2010–2011 | → Argentinos Juniors (loan) | 22 | (4) |
| 2011–2012 | Gimnasia de La Plata | 23 | (4) |
| 2012– | Bella Vista | 2 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2002–2007 | Uruguay | 10 | (3) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 November 2012 (UTC). | |||
Gonzalo Vargas Abella (born 22 September 1981 in Montevideo) is a Uruguayan football striker. He plays for C.A. Bella Vista.
Vargas is nicknamed Turbo because of his explosive dribbles and high speed sprints.
Career
Club
He also played for Defensor Sporting (2002–2004) and the Argentine team Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata (2005–2006). On 31 August 2007, Vargas signed for FC Sochaux-Montbéliard on loan from AS Monaco.[1] On June 23, 2008, he was presented as the new forward for F.C. Atlas, following Bruno Marioni's departure from the club. He was given the number 9 jersey.
Vargas returned to Argentina to play for Argentinos Juniors on loan for the 2010-11 Argentine Primera División season.[2]
National team
He has been capped by the Uruguay national side 10 times, and he has scored 3 goals.
International goals
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | May 23, 2006 | Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles |  Romania | 1–0 | 2–0 (W) | Friendly | |
| 2 | May 23, 2006 | Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles | Romania | 2–0 | 2–0 (W) | Friendly | |
| 3 | February 6, 2007 | Estadio General Santander, Cúcuta |  Colombia | 3–0 | 3–1 (W) | Friendly |
References
- ↑ "Gonzalo Vargas prêté par Monaco". http://www.fcsochaux.fr/. Sochaux. 31 August 2007. Retrieved 24 September 2015. External link in
|website=(help) - ↑ "Gonzalo Vargas, a préstamo al Argentinos Juniors". Medio Tiempo (in Spanish). 2010-07-01. Retrieved 2010-07-03.
External links
- Gonzalo Vargas Liga MX stats at Medio Tiempo.com (Spanish)
- Gonzalo Vargas – French League Stats at LFP.fr (French)
- Gonzalo Vargas at National-Football-Teams.com
- Argentine Primera statistics at Fútbol XXI (Spanish)
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