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) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| 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) |
| 2012–2013 | Bella Vista | 8 | (13) |
| 2013–2014 | Rampla Juniors | 28 | (13) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2002–2007 | Uruguay | 10 | (3) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 November 2012 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 July 2010 | |||
Gonzalo Vargas Abella (born 22 September 1981) is a Uruguayan former football striker. He last played for Rampla Juniors.
Vargas is nicknamed Turbo because of his explosive dribbles and high speed sprints.
Career[edit]
Club[edit]
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[edit]
He has been capped by the Uruguay national side 10 times, and he has scored 3 goals.
International goals[edit]
| No. | 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[edit]
- ^ "Gonzalo Vargas prêté par Monaco". fcsochaux.fr/. Sochaux. 31 August 2007. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
- ^ "Gonzalo Vargas, a préstamo al Argentinos Juniors". Medio Tiempo (in Spanish). 2010-07-01. Retrieved 2010-07-03.
External links[edit]
- Gonzalo Vargas (Gonzalo Vargas Abella) – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)
- Gonzalo Vargas – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
- Gonzalo Vargas at National-Football-Teams.com
- Argentine Primera statistics at Fútbol XXI (in Spanish)
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