Juan Carlos Arguedas

Juan Carlos Arguedas Ávila (born 3 May 1970) is a retired Costa Rican footballer.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Arguedas and the second or maternal family name is Ávila.
Juan Carlos Arguedas
Personal information
Full name Juan Carlos Arguedas Ávila
Date of birth (1970-05-03) 3 May 1970
Place of birth , Costa Rica
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1986–1988 Carmelita
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1995 Alajuelense 194 (57)
1995 → Bucaramanga (loan)
1995–1996 Tecos UAG 11 (1)
1996–1997 Saprissa
1997–1998 Cobán Imperial
1998–1999 Aurora
1999–2000 Herediano (23)
2000–2004 Carmelita
2003 Virginia Beach Mariners
National team‡
1991–2000 Costa Rica 24 (4)
Teams managed
2004–2007 Carmelita
2007–2009 San Carlos
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 April 2014
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 January 2014

Club career

Arguedas used to play for AD Carmelita, but was also part of the three "big teams" of Costa Rica's football, Deportivo Saprissa, Herediano[1] and Alajuelense. He made his professional debut for the latter on 18 March 1988 against Ramonense.[2] He was Costa Rica's league top goalscorer twice, in 1994/95 and 1999/2000 with 28 and 23 goals respectively and scored a total of 125 goals in Costa Rica's Premier Division .[3]

Spells abroad

He also had a spell with Tecos in the Primera División de México,[4] in the Guatemalan top division with Cobán Imperial[5] and Aurora[6] and with Colombian side Atlético Bucaramanga.[7] He also had a short stint with Virginia Beach Mariners.[8]

He announced his retirement in May 2004.[9]

International career

He played for Costa Rica at the 1989 FIFA World Youth Championship in Saudi Arabia.[10]

He made his senior debut for Costa Rica in a May 1991 friendly match against Uruguay and earned a total of 24 caps, scoring 4 goals. He has represented his country in 4 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[10] and played at the 1993 UNCAF Nations Cup[11] as well as the 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[12]

He played his final international game in September 2000 against Barbados.

International goals
Scores and results list Costa Rica's goal tally first.
N.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.3 July 1991Rose Bowl, Los Angeles, United States United States1–12–31991 CONCACAF Gold Cup
2.23 August 1992Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica Panama3–05–11994 FIFA World Cup qualification
3.23 August 1992Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica Panama4–05–11994 FIFA World Cup qualification
4.16 February 1993Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica Nicaragua4–06–01993 UNCAF Nations Cup

Managerial career

After retiring as a player, Arguedas started managing Carmelita. Later he was appointed manager of San Carlos[13] and Ramonense.[14]

References
  1. Arguedas agitó el futbol El goleador firmará hoy con el Herediano; negra sorpresa para la Liga - Nación (in Spanish)
  2. Juan Carlos Arguedas "Soy un caballero" - Nación (in Spanish)
  3. Ligado al fútbol - Al Día (in Spanish)
  4. Tecos Stats Archived 2014-04-28 at the Wayback Machine - Mediotiempo
  5. Juan Carlos Arguedas, Michael Myers y Olman Oviedo levantan al Cobán - Nación (in Spanish)
  6. Aurora más cerca Larrea y Juan Carlos Arguedas anotaron y los aurinegros son sublíderes del torneo chapín - Nación (in Spanish)
  7. Retana Cuendis, Pedro (9 January 2010). "El máximo goleador de la historia del Herediano debuta hoy en el banquillo del equipo sagradeño ante el campeón Barrio México" [The top goal-scorer in the history of Herediano debuts on the bench of Sagrada Familia against the champion ante Barrio México] (in Spanish). Diario Extra. Archived from the original on 29 February 2012.
  8. Mariners Acquire Internationals Aguilera and Arguedas - OSC
  9. Arguedas se retira del fútbol - Al Día (in Spanish)
  10. Juan Carlos Arguedas – FIFA competition record
  11. UNCAF Tournament 1993 - RSSSF
  12. CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1991 - Full Details Archived 2013-10-16 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
  13. Juan Carlos Areguedas técnico de San Carlos - Diario Extra (in Spanish)
  14. Juan Carlos Arguedas dirigirá a Ramonense - Nación (in Spanish)
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