Juan Manuel Varea

Juan Varea
Personal information
Full name Juan Manuel Varea
Date of birth (1986-03-23) 23 March 1986
Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Second striker / Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
Hibernians
Number 14
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2007 Vélez Sársfield 5 (1)
2007 Deportivo Español 11 (2)
2008 Depor Aguablanca 18 (9)
2008–2009 Central Córdoba 18 (1)
2009–2012 Široki Brijeg 74 (26)
2012–2014 Ravan Baku 60 (17)
2014–2015 Željezničar Sarajevo 22 (3)
2015 Cherno More 6 (2)
2016 Bylis Ballsh 14 (1)
2016– Hibernians 10 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 December 2016.


Juan Manuel Varea (born 23 March 1986 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine football player who currently plays for Maltese side Hibernians.

Career

Varea started his career with Vélez Sársfield and made his debut in the Argentine Primera División on 12 November 2006, replacing Lucas Castromán in the 72nd minute in a 3–0 win over Gimnasia La Plata.[1] He scored his first goal for the club on 25 November to level the scoreline at 1–1 in an away draw against Nueva Chicago.[2]

In the summer of 2007, Varea joined Deportivo Español in the third division, where he played 11 matches and scored two goals until December 2007.[3] In 2008, Varea signed with Colombian side Depor. He also played for Central Córdoba in Rosario before joined NK Široki Brijeg in summer 2009.

Varea made his debut for Široki Brijeg in a 2–1 away loss against Sturm Graz on 16 July, in the second qualifying round of the 2009–10 Europa League. He made his league debut on 9 August against Željezničar Sarajevo and scored his first goal for the club on 30 August, in a 2–0 home win over Sloboda Tuzla. In January 2010, Varea was awarded the best foreign player in Bosnia and Herzegovina.[4] At the 11th memorial tournament Gojko Šušak 2010 in Široki Brijeg he was awarded the best player of the tournament.[5]

In June 2012, Varea joined Ravan Baku in the Azerbaijan Premier League.[6] On 30 March 2013, he scored his first hat-trick in his career in a 6–2 away win over Turan IK. Varea made 31 appearances during the 2012–13 season finishing as the club's top scorer with 14 goals.

In July 2014, Varea moved back to Bosnia and Herzegovina, joining Željezničar Sarajevo.[7]

On 25 June 2015, Varea signed a one-year contract with Bulgarian side Cherno More Varna, after a successful trial period with the club. He made his debut in a 1–1 home draw against Dinamo Minsk in the second qualifying round of the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League on 16 July. Varea scored his first goal on 11 September, opening a 2–1 home win over Lokomotiv Plovdiv.

Career statistics

As of 1 June 2016
Club statistics
Season Club League League Cup Continental Total
App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals
2006–07 Vélez Sársfield Primera División 510051
2007–08 Deportivo Español Primera B Metropolitana 11200112
2008 Depor Aguablanca Categoría Primera B 18900189
2008–09 Central Córdoba Primera B Metropolitana 18100181
2009–10 Široki Brijeg Premijer Liga 291400203114
2010–11 1541040204
2011–12 2285010288
2012–13[8] Ravan Baku Azerbaijan Premier League 3114313415
2013–14 29331324
2014–15 Željezničar Sarajevo Premijer Liga 20221223
2015–16 Cherno More Bulgarian A Group 62211093
2015–16 Bylis Ballsh Albanian Superliga 1410000141
Total Argentina 3440000344
Colombia 1890000189
Bosnia and Herzegovina 8628817010129
Azerbaijan 601762006619
Bulgaria 62211093
Albania 1410000141
Career total 217611648024265

References

  1. "Gimnasia LP 0–3 Vélez Sársfield" (in Spanish). mediotiempo.com. 12 November 2006.
  2. "Nueva Chicago 1–1 Vélez Sársfield" (in Spanish). mediotiempo.com. 25 November 2006.
  3. "Primera B Temporada 2007/08:Deportivo Español" (in Spanish). universofutbol.com.
  4. dnevnik.ba
  5. sirokibrijeg.ba
  6. "Juan Manuel Varea went to Azerbaijan" (in Croatian). http://www.jabuka.tv/. Retrieved 18 March 2014. External link in |publisher= (help)
  7. "Službeno: Juan Manuel Varea godinu dana na Grbavici". http://sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). Sportsport. Retrieved 23 July 2014. External link in |website= (help)
  8. "Premier League Stats 2012/13" (PDF). Peşəkar Futbol Liqası. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
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