Adán Vergara
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Adán Jonathan Vergara Villagra | ||
| Date of birth | 9 May 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Iquique, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Santiago Wanderers | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Universidad de Chile | |||
| 1993-1998 | Cobreloa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1998-2004 | Cobreloa | 98 | (23) |
| 2005 | Atlante | 18 | (0) |
| 2005 | Vasco da Gama | 9 | (1) |
| 2006-2007 | Unión Española | 43 | (4) |
| 2008 | FC Zürich | 13 | (0) |
| 2009 | → FC Lucerne (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2009-2010 | Dalian Shide | 20 | (0) |
| 2010-2011 | Universidad Católica | 9 | (2) |
| 2011- | Santiago Wanderers | 3 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1999-2004 | U20, U23 | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 February 2010. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Adán Jonathan Vergara Villagra (born 9 May 1981 in Iquique) is a Chilean football player and who currently plays for Universidad Católica in Chile. He is an experienced and powerful central defender.
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[edit] Career
Vergara started his career with Universidad de Chile in 1988. In 1993 he moved to Cobreloa where he had his first professional debut in the first division in 1998. He played at Cobreloa, in the first division for six years, winning three Chilean Championships. He participated in five Copa Libertadores.
He first played outside Chile for Atlante. After this, he played the Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol in 2005 with Vasco da Gama, in a team that also counted the national famous player, Romário, until end of season.[1] He came back to Chile and played for Unión Española in 2006, he impressed with his abilities. On February, 2008, he signed a contract with FC Zürich, beginning a career in European football. In 2009, Adan went to loan by FC Lucerne,also in Switzerland, to strengthen their defense. In 2009, after 2 matches, he received a propose to play in Asia with Chinese club Dalian Shide making it one of the Chilean players with more experience of the current. In 2010 he signed with Universidad Católica, in Chile.
[edit] Chilean National Team
Vergara made his debut Chile National Team in 1999, in the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship. He played many tournament in the National Team with U20 and U23 until 2004.
[edit] Honours
- First Division of Chile:
- Champions Apertura 2003.(Cobreloa)
- Champions Clausura 2003.(Cobreloa)
- Champions Clausura 2004.(Cobreloa)
- Champions National Championship 2010 (Universidad Católica)
3rd place Swiss Super League, 2008.
Chilean National Team
- Champions Milk Cup Tournament, U20, Iceland.
- Champions of Interclubs Tournament, U20, Scotland.
- Champions of Conmebol Pre- Olympic Tournamente, U23, Colombia.
[edit] References
[www.adan-vergara.blogspot.com]
[edit] External links
- (Portuguese) CBF
- (Chinese) CSL official
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- 1981 births
- Living people
- People from Iquique
- Chilean footballers
- Chilean expatriate footballers
- Chile international footballers
- Association football defenders
- Expatriate footballers in Brazil
- Expatriate footballers in China
- Expatriate footballers in Mexico
- Expatriate footballers in Switzerland
- Universidad Católica footballers
- Cobreloa footballers
- CF Atlante footballers
- FC Zürich players
- Chilean expatriates in Brazil
- Chilean expatriates in China
- Chilean expatriates in Mexico
- Chilean expatriates in Switzerland