Rodrigo Vargas
 Playing for Melbourne Victory against Gamba Osaka in April 2008. |
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Rodrigo Alejandro Vargas | ||
| Date of birth | 20 October 1978 [1] | ||
| Place of birth | Melbourne, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Melbourne Victory | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1996 | Springvale City | 17 | (0) |
| 1997–1999 | Port Melbourne Sharks | 67 | (1) |
| 1999–2004 | Melbourne Knights | 127 | (4) |
| 2004–2006 | Green Gully Cavaliers | 60 | (9) |
| 2006– | Melbourne Victory | 139 | (6) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009 | Australia | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 November 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Rodrigo Alejandro "Roddy" Vargas (born 20 October 1978) is a Australian football (soccer) player. He currently plays as a central defender for the Australian A-League club Melbourne Victory.
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[edit] Club career
Rodrigo Vargas started his career at Victorian Premier League side, Springvale City, where he debuted at the age of 17. After three seasons with Port Melbourne, he was recruited by the Melbourne Knights at the age of 21, who were competing in the National Soccer League. He had a very successful tenure at the club, notching up over 100 games over five seasons as well as being awarded the captaincy.
When the National Soccer League came to an end in 2004, he moved to Victorian Premier League side Green Gully, where he developed a reputation as a goal scoring defender from set pieces. Rodrigo was drafted into the Melbourne Victory squad in 2006 after a successful trial, and soon became a key member of the Victory backline.
Rodrigo is a strong defender who was known for his aggressiveness in the old NSL. He is also very consistent and durable, not missing a single game with injury in his time with the Melbourne Knights. He is the brother of Green Gully player Andy Vargas.
He was involved in a controversy when he was allegedly called a “black monkey” by Newcastle United Jets midfielder, Stuart Musialik.[2] Vargas was a key member of the Melbourne Victory team in their first appearance in the Asian Champions League in 2008 against Chunnan Dragons at the Telstra Dome. Vargas capped off a great performance with a brilliant goal, the club's second ever in Asia and only Rodrigo Vargas' second career goal for Melbourne Victory.
Vargas was also captain for Melbourne Victory in their pre-season Cup win over Wellington Phoenix on 6 August 2008. He has since been called upon to fill the role of captain in the absence of Kevin Muscat.[3]
[edit] International career
Vargas was named in Socceroos squad for the AFC World Cup qualifification matches against Qatar and Iraq and an international friendly against Ghana, but did not play his first international game until January 2009 against Indonesia in an Asian Cup qualification match.[citation needed]
[edit] Honours
With Melbourne Victory:
Personal Honours:
- Melbourne Victory Victory Medal: 2007-2008
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.melbournevictory.com.au/default.aspx?s=mvfc_playerprofile_item&pid=878
- ^ Musialik suspended for one game
- ^ "Vargas embraces captaincy". Sportal. 13 August 2009. http://www.melbournevictory.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=28693. Retrieved 2009-08-15.
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