Roland Vargas-Aguilera

Roland "Pato" Vargas-Aguilera (born December 7, 1979 in Santa Cruz de la Sierra) is a Bolivian footballer. He currently plays as a midfielder for Virginia Beach United in USL League Two.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Vargas and the second or maternal family name is Aguilera.
Roland Vargas-Aguilera
Personal information
Full name Roland Vargas-Aguilera
Date of birth (1979-12-07) December 7, 1979
Place of birth Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Virginia Beach United
Youth career
Academia Tahuichi Aguilera
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–1999 Blooming
2000–2001 Columbus Crew 18 (0)
2001–2002 Oriente Petrolero
2001 New England Revolution 1 (0)
2003–2004 Virginia Beach Mariners 26 (10)
2004–2005 Rochester Raging Rhinos 36 (4)
2006 Virginia Beach Mariners 11 (0)
2007 Huracán del Paso 11 (2)
2008 Montreal Impact 23 (1)
2008 → Trois-Rivieres Attak (loan) 2 (2)
2009 Cleveland City Stars 29 (3)
2010 TTM Phichit 20 (2)
2011 Chiangrai United F.C. 20 (4)
2012 PTT Rayong F.C. 30 (6)
2013 Phuket F.C. 20 (4)
2020– Virginia Beach United 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2014

Career

Youth

Aguilera began his career in his native Bolivia, attending the prestigious Tahuichi Academy (which also produced Marco Etcheverry and Jaime Moreno), before moving to the United States to play soccer in 2000.

Professional

Aguilera was drafted in the 2000 MLS SuperDraft by the Columbus Crew. He went on to play for several teams in both Major League Soccer and the USL First Division, spending extended periods of time with the Virginia Beach Mariners and the Rochester Raging Rhinos.[1]

In 2008 and played in 23 matches for the Montreal Impact.[2] In 2008, he was loaned to the Impact's farm team the Trois-Rivières Attak of the Canadian Soccer League where he made his debut on June 27, 2008 in a 4–0 victory over TFC Academy.[3][4] He recorded his first and second goal for Attak the next day on June 28 against TFC Academy in a 3–0 victory.[5] On December 2, 2008 Impact announced the release of Aguilera.[6]

He subsequently signed for the newly promoted USL First Division side Cleveland City Stars for the 2009 season.[7]

References
  1. "Roland Aguilera | SoccerStats.us". soccerstats.us. Retrieved 2017-05-25.
  2. Pato Aguilera, Stefano Pesoli And Dwight Barnett Join The Impact
  3. Glover, Robin (June 27, 2008). "June 27, 2008 CSL TFC Academy vs Trois-Rivieres Attak (by KAS from Voyageurs message board)". Rocket Robin's HomePage.
  4. "Attak FC". 2009-02-12. Archived from the original on 2009-02-12. Retrieved 2017-05-25.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. Glover, Robin (June 28, 2008). "Results of the Saturday June 28, 2008 CSL game between TFC Academy and Trois-Rivieres Attak played at Lamport Stadium in Toronto at 3:00pm". Rocket Robin's Home Page.
  6. Impact announce player moves
  7. Pato Aguilera: The Traveling Man Finds A Home


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