Gonzalo Vargas
Gonzalo Vargas | |
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| Born | September 22, 1981 Uruguay |
| Occupation | Footballer (retired) |
| Known for | Forward for various South American and European clubs; Uruguayan international |
Gonzalo Sebastián Vargas Abella (born 22 September 1981) is a retired Uruguayan football forward who last represented Rampla Juniors. Nicknamed Turbo due to his rapid pace and dynamic dribbling skills, Vargas enjoyed a distinguished playing career spanning both South American and European clubs.
Club
Vargas initiated his professional journey with Defensor Sporting between 2002 and 2004, subsequently transferring to Argentine outfit Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata for the 2005–2006 period. In August 2007, he was loaned from AS Monaco to the French team FC Sochaux-Montbéliard. On 23 June 2008, Vargas secured a contract with Mexican side F.C. Atlas, where he inherited the number 9 shirt following Bruno Marioni's exit.
During the 2010–11 Argentine Primera División season, he was loaned back to Argentina to feature for Argentinos Juniors.
National team
Representing Uruguay internationally, Vargas accumulated 10 appearances and netted 3 goals.
International goals
|- |1||23 May 2006||Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles||||1–0||2–0 (W)||Friendly |- |2||23 May 2006||Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles||||2–0||2–0 (W)||Friendly |- |3||6 February 2007||Estadio General Santander, Cúcuta||||3–0||3–1 (W)||Friendly |- |}