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Gonzalo Vargas
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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)
Playing position 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.
† Appearances (Goals).

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

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. 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.

National team

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

International goals

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

See also

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