Gonzalo Vargas
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| Full name | Gonzalo Vargas Abella | ||
| Date of birth | September 22, 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
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| Current club | Gimnasia de La Plata | ||
| 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– | Atlas | 24 | (3) |
| 2010–2011 | → Argentinos Juniors (loan) | 22 | (4) |
| 2011– | Gimnasia de La Plata | 15 | (3) |
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| 2002–2007 | Uruguay | 10 | (3) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 07:26, 18 December 2010 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Vargas and the second or maternal family name is Abella.
Gonzalo Vargas Abella (born 22 September 1981 in Montevideo) is a Uruguayan Association football striker. He plays for Gimnasia de La Plata in the Primera B Nacional.
Vargas is nicknamed Turbo because of his explosive dribbles and high speed sprints.
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[edit] Career
[edit] Club
He also played for Defensor Sporting (2002–2004) and the Argentine team Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata (2005–2006). 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.[1]
[edit] National team
He has been capped by the Uruguay national side 10 times, and he has scored 3 goals.
[edit] International goals
[edit] References
- ^ "Gonzalo Vargas, a préstamo al Argentinos Juniors" (in Spanish). Medio Tiempo. 2010-07-01. http://www.mediotiempo.com/futbol/mexico/noticias/2010/07/01/gonzalo-vargas-a-prestamo-al-argentinos-juniors. Retrieved 2010-07-03.
[edit] External links
- Gonzalo Vargas 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)
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |
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| 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 | |
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