Gonzalo Vargas

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

Gonzalo Vargas
Personal information
Full name Gonzalo Vargas Abella
Date of birth (1981-09-22) 22 September 1981
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 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)
2009–2011 Atlas 24 (3)
2010–2011 → Argentinos Juniors (loan) 22 (4)
2011–2012 Gimnasia de La Plata 23 (4)
2012–2013 Bella Vista 8 (13)
2013–2014 Rampla Juniors 28 (13)
National team‡
2002–2007 Uruguay 10 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 November 2012
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 3 July 2010
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Vargas and the second or maternal family name is Abella.

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

Career

Club

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

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

International goals
Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result CompetitionRef
1May 23, 2006Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles Romania1–02–0 (W)Friendly
2May 23, 2006Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles Romania2–02–0 (W)Friendly
3February 6, 2007Estadio General Santander, Cúcuta Colombia3–03–1 (W)Friendly

References
  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). 2010-07-01. Retrieved 2010-07-03.


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