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Juan Varea
Personal information
Full name Juan Manuel Varea
Date of birth (1986-03-23) 23 March 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Second striker / Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Kamen Ivanbegovina
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 15 (1)
2016 Hibernians 12 (0)
2017 Imotski 13 (4)
2017–2019 Dugopolje 18 (2)
2018 → RNK Split (loan) 13 (8)
2018–2019 Imotski
2019– Kamen Ivanbegovina
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 May 2018

Juan Manuel Varea (born 23 March 1986 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine football player who currently plays for Croatian side NK Kamen Ivanbegovina.

Career

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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.

In the summer 2019, Varea joined Croatian club NK Kamen Ivanbegovina.[8]

Career statistics

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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 5 1 0 0 — 5 1
2007–08 Deportivo Español Primera B Metropolitana 11 2 0 0 — 11 2
2008 Depor Aguablanca Categoría Primera B 18 9 0 0 — 18 9
2008–09 Central Córdoba Primera B Metropolitana 18 1 0 0 — 18 1
2009–10 Široki Brijeg Premijer Liga 29 14 0 0 2 0 31 14
2010–11 15 4 1 0 4 0 20 4
2011–12 22 8 5 0 1 0 28 8
2012–13[9] Ravan Baku Azerbaijan Premier League 31 14 3 1 — 34 15
2013–14 29 3 3 1 — 32 4
2014–15 Željezničar Sarajevo Premijer Liga 20 2 2 1 — 22 3
2015–16 Cherno More Bulgarian A Group 6 2 2 1 1 0 9 3
2015–16 Bylis Ballsh Albanian Superliga 14 1 0 0 0 0 14 1
Total Argentina 34 4 0 0 0 0 34 4
Colombia 18 9 0 0 0 0 18 9
Bosnia and Herzegovina 86 28 8 1 7 0 101 29
Azerbaijan 60 17 6 2 0 0 66 19
Bulgaria 6 2 2 1 1 0 9 3
Albania 14 1 0 0 0 0 14 1
Career total 217 61 16 4 8 0 242 65

References

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  1. ^ "Gimnasia LP 0–3 Vélez Sársfield" (in Spanish). mediotiempo.com. 12 November 2006. Archived from the original on 5 July 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
  2. ^ "Nueva Chicago 1–1 Vélez Sársfield" (in Spanish). mediotiempo.com. 25 November 2006. Archived from the original on 5 July 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
  3. ^ "Primera B Temporada 2007/08:Deportivo Español" (in Spanish). universofutbol.com.
  4. ^ "dnevnik.ba". Archived from the original on 25 July 2011. Retrieved 14 May 2010.
  5. ^ sirokibrijeg.ba Archived 2011-07-06 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ "Juan Manuel Varea went to Azerbaijan". www.jabuka.tv/ (in Croatian). Retrieved 18 March 2014.
  7. ^ "Službeno: Juan Manuel Varea godinu dana na Grbavici". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). Sportsport. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  8. ^ Romantika u Zadru: 'Gaučo' iz 3. HNL bacio publiku u delirij..., 24sata.hr, 20 October 2019
  9. ^ "Premier League Stats 2012/13" (PDF). Peşəkar Futbol Liqası. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
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