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Gonzalo Vargas

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Gonzalo Vargas
Personal information
Full name Gonzalo Sebastián Vargas Abella
Date of birth (1981-09-22) 22 September 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2004 Defensor Sporting 124 (54)
2004–2006 Gimnasia de La Plata 55 (27)
2006–2009 Monaco 8 (0)
2007–2008Sochaux (loan) 10 (3)
2008–2009Atlas (loan) 32 (10)
2009–2011 Atlas 24 (3)
2010–2011Argentinos Juniors (loan) 22 (4)
2011–2012 Gimnasia de La Plata 23 (4)
2012–2013 Bella Vista 8 (13)
2013–2014 Rampla Juniors 28 (13)
International career
2002–2007 Uruguay 10 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 November 2012

Gonzalo Sebastián Vargas Abella (born 22 September 1981) is a Uruguayan former football striker. He last played for Rampla Juniors.

Vargas is nicknamed Turbo because of his explosive dribbles and high speed sprints.

Career

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Club

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He also played for Defensor Sporting (2002–2004) and the Argentine team Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata (2005–2006). On 31 August 2007, Vargas signed for FC Sochaux-Montbéliard on loan from AS Monaco.[1] 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.[2]

National team

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He has been capped by the Uruguay national side 10 times, and he has scored 3 goals.

International goals

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No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
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

References

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  1. ^ "Gonzalo Vargas prêté par Monaco". fcsochaux.fr/. Sochaux. 31 August 2007. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  2. ^ "Gonzalo Vargas, a préstamo al Argentinos Juniors". Medio Tiempo (in Spanish). 1 July 2010. Retrieved 3 July 2010.
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