Olman Vargas
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Olman Andrés Vargas López | ||
| Date of birth | April 15, 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | San José, Costa Rica | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Antigua de Guatemala | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005-2007 | Ramonense | ||
| 2007–2009 | Carmelita | 38 | (14) |
| 2009–2012 | Saprissa | 11 | (2) |
| 2010 | → Brujas (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | → Herediano (loan) | 53 | (19) |
| 2012 | Columbus Crew | 11 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | Herediano | 22 | (5) |
| 2014 | → Universidad (loan) | 13 | (3) |
| 2015- | Antigua | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012 | Costa Rica | 2 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of June 23, 2014 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of December 16, 2012 | |||
Olman Andrés Vargas López (born April 15, 1985 in San José) is a Costa Rican footballer who currently plays for Antigua de Guatemala.
Club career
A tall striker, Vargas began his career with Ramonense,[1] before moving to Carmelita where he scored 14 goals in 38 matches. While at Carmelita, Vargas was noticed by storied First Division club Deportivo Saprissa and joined the club for the 2009-10 season.[2] He made 11 league appearances for Saprissa and netted 2 goals. He was then loaned to Brujas FC[3] for the second half of the 2009-10 season. He appeared in 12 matches for Brujas only scoring 1 goal. In 2010 he was sent on loan to C.S. Herediano,[4] and helped guide his new club into the 2010 Apertura playoffs and the final of the 2011 Apertura where it lost to Alajuelense in a penalty shootout. While with Herediano the striker netted 19 goals in 53 league appearances.
On January 6, 2012, Vargas was signed to a multi-year contract by Columbus Crew of Major League Soccer.[5]
On March 24, 2012, Vargas scored his first goal in the MLS, a header coming of a cross from left back Shaun Francis.
On November 20, 2012, Vargas was released by the Columbus Crew. He signed with Herediano at the beginning of 2013,[6] but left them for Universidad in summer 2014.[7] In December 2014 he signed for Guatemalan side Antigua de Guatemala.[8]
International career
Vargas made his debut for Costa Rica in an April 2012 friendly match against Honduras in which he immediately scored. He won his second and final cap in a June 2012 FIFA World Cup qualification match[9] against El Salvador.
Personal life
Vargas has been engaged to model Tasha Hines since September 2013.[10]
References
- ^ Ramonense con 11 derrotas - Nación Template:Es
- ^ Olman Vargas firmó por tres años con Saprissa - Nación Template:Es
- ^ Olman Vargas jugará con Brujas - Nación Template:Es
- ^ Olman Vargas jugará con Herediano - Nación Template:Es
- ^ Crew Communications. "Crew signs Costa Rican Forward Olman Vargas | Columbus Crew". Thecrew.com. Retrieved 2012-01-07.
- ^ Olman Vargas jugará en el Herediano - Nación Template:Es
- ^ UCR pretende al delantero herediano Olman Vargas: 'Yo quiero tener más ritmo de partido' - Nación Template:Es
- ^ Olman Vargas jugará en el Antigua de Guatemala - Nación Template:Es
- ^ Olman Vargas – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ Tasha Hines: "Él me hace feliz" - Al Día Template:Es
External links
- ESPN profile
- Columbus Crew profile
- Olman Vargas at Soccerway
- nacion statistics (Herediano)
- Olman Vargas at National-Football-Teams.com
- 1985 births
- Living people
- People from San José, Costa Rica
- Association football forwards
- Costa Rican footballers
- Costa Rica international footballers
- Asociación Deportiva Ramonense players
- Asociación Deportiva Carmelita footballers
- Deportivo Saprissa players
- Brujas FC players
- C.S. Herediano footballers
- Columbus Crew SC players
- Universidad de Costa Rica footballers
- Costa Rican expatriate footballers
- Expatriate soccer players in the United States
- Major League Soccer players
- Antigua GFC players