Juan Manuel Vargas
![]() Vargas playing for Fiorentina in 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Juan Manuel Vargas Risco | |||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | [1] | 5 October 1983|||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Magdalena del Mar, Peru | |||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Left back, Winger | |||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||
1995 | Universitario | |||||||||||||||||||
1995–1999 | Union Minas | |||||||||||||||||||
1999–2001 | Universitario | |||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
2002–2004 | Universitario | 69 | (8) | |||||||||||||||||
2005–2006 | Colón | 54 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||
2006–2008 | Catania | 69 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||
2008–2015 | Fiorentina | 147 | (17) | |||||||||||||||||
2012–2013 | → Genoa (loan) | 20 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
2015–2016 | Real Betis | 20 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||
2017–2018 | Universitario | 47 | (8) | |||||||||||||||||
International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||
2004–2016 | Peru | 62 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 January 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 January 2019 |
Juan Manuel Vargas Risco (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈxwan maˈnwel ˈβaɾɣas]; born 5 October 1983) is a Peruvian retired footballer that played as a left back.
Vargas' previous clubs include Universitario, Colón, Catania, Genoa and Fiorentina. He played for Peru at international level. His last team was Universitario de Deportes.
Club career
[edit]Early career
[edit]Vargas received his start in the popular Peruvian team Universitario, where he quickly earned a main spot in the team by 2004, given his great play and his crowd-pleasing goals at key moments. In 2005, he transferred to Argentine club Colón.
Catania
[edit]In August 2006, Vargas signed a four-year contract with Catania. He scored his first goal for Catania on 31 October 2007, in the 88th minute, tying Siena 1–1 and prolonging Catania's unbeaten streak to seven matches.[2] During his two-year stay in Sicily, he was continuously one of their best players and was a first-team regular. His performances helped the Sicilians to Serie A survival for two seasons. These impressive displays led to elite clubs around Europe chasing after the 23-year old's signature.
Fiorentina
[edit]On 17 May 2008, it was reported Vargas had agreed to sign for Real Madrid,[3][4] but on 5 July 2008, he joined Fiorentina for a fee of €12 million.[5] Upon arriving in Florence, he struggled in the left back position and was highly criticized. However, after realizing his true potential as an attacking midfielder, he became a crucial part of the Viola squad providing crucial assists, giving the squad great speed and acting almost as a third forward. On 24 November 2009, Vargas scored a critical spot kick goal that advanced Fiorentina onto the knock-out stages in the UEFA Champions League. This was the first time Fiorentina made it to the round of 16 in ten years.
On the last day of the August 2012 transfer window, Vargas joined Serie A club Genoa on loan for the season, making 20 appearances before rejoining Fiorentina. He scored Fiorentina's goal in their 1–3 defeat to Napoli in the 2014 Coppa Italia Final.
Real Betis
[edit]On 12 August 2015, Vargas signed a two-year deal with Real Betis, newly promoted to La Liga, after his contract with Fiorentina expired.[6] He made his debut for the club on 23 August, starting in a 1–1 home draw against Villarreal.[7]
On 31 August 2016, Vargas terminated his contract.[8]
Style of play
[edit]Vargas plays at left back, on the wing, or in the midfield, in both offensive and defensive positions. Vargas impresses with his ability to dribble the ball and make remarkable shots on goal. He is also known for his free-kick ability and accurate crosses. His former Fiorentina teammate Alberto Gilardino stated that Vargas is probably the best crosser he has played with.[9]
International career
[edit]Vargas played his first match with the Peru national team against Paraguay in 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifying, with Paulo Autuori as head coach. He scored his first international goal on 12 September 2007 in a friendly match against Bolivia. He was sent off in the 2011 Copa América semi-final match for elbowing a Uruguayan player.
Personal life
[edit]Vargas currently lives with his longtime partner Blanca Rodríguez, and their three children: Luana Mia (born in 2007), Ánika Lía (born 28 December 2009), and Juan Manuel (born in 2011).[10]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of 31 May 2015
Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||||||
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Club | League | Season | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists |
Peru | League | Copa Inca | South America | Total | ||||||||||
Universitario de Deportes | Descentralizado | 2002 | 3 | 1 | ? | — | — | 3 | 1 | ? | ||||
2003 | 25 | 1 | ? | — | 3 | 0 | ? | 28 | 1 | ? | ||||
2004 | 41 | 6 | ? | — | — | 41 | 6 | ? | ||||||
Total | 69 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 8 | 0 | ||
Argentina | League | Cup | South America | Total | ||||||||||
Colón | Primera División | 2004–05 | 18 | 3 | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 3 | ? | ||
2005–06 | 36 | 1 | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 36 | 1 | ? | ||||
Total | 54 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 4 | 0 | ||
Italy | League | Coppa Italia | Europe | Total | ||||||||||
Catania | Serie A | 2006–07 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 33 | 0 | 3 | ||
2007–08 | 36 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 40 | 6 | 5 | ||||
Total | 69 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 6 | 8 | ||
Fiorentina | Serie A | 2008–09 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 3 | 3 |
2009–10 | 29 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 42 | 8 | 10 | ||
2010–11 | 24 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 24 | 4 | 6 | ||||
2011–12 | 24 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 26 | 0 | 7 | ||||
Total | 104 | 12 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 126 | 15 | 26 | ||
Genoa | Serie A | 2012–13 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | 1 | ||
Total | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 1 | ||
Fiorentina | Serie A | 2013–14 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 6 | 0 |
2014–15 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 4 | 2 | ||
Total | 43 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 60 | 10 | 2 | ||
Career total | 359 | 34 | 30 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 32 | 6 | 6 | 405 | 43 | 37 |
International
[edit]- As of 25 March 2016.
Peru national team | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2004 | 2 | 0 |
2005 | 4 | 0 |
2006 | 2 | 0 |
2007 | 6 | 2 |
2008 | 7 | 0 |
2009 | 6 | 1 |
2010 | 3 | 0 |
2011 | 8 | 1 |
2012 | 4 | 0 |
2013 | 7 | 0 |
2014 | 4 | 0 |
2015 | 8 | 0 |
2016 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 62 | 4 |
International appearances and goals
[edit]# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Goal | Result | Competition | |||
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2004 | ||||||||||
1. | 13 October 2004 | Asunción, Paraguay | ![]() |
1–1 | 0 | Draw | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification | |||
2. | 17 November 2004 | Lima, Peru | ![]() |
2–1 | 0 | Win | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification | |||
2005 | ||||||||||
3. | 30 March 2005 | Lima, Peru | ![]() |
2–2 | 0 | Draw | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification | |||
4. | 4 June 2005 | Barranquilla, Colombia | ![]() |
5–0 | 0 | Lost | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification | |||
5. | 3 September 2005 | Maracaibo, Venezuela | ![]() |
4–1 | 0 | Lost | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification | |||
6. | 17 August 2005 | Tacna, Peru | ![]() |
3–1 | 0 | Win | Friendly | |||
2006 | ||||||||||
7. | 7 October 2006 | Viña del Mar, Chile | ![]() |
3–2 | 0 | Lost | Friendly | |||
8. | 15 November 2006 | Kingston, Jamaica | ![]() |
1–1 | 0 | Draw | Friendly | |||
2007 | ||||||||||
9. | 3 June 2007 | Madrid, Spain | ![]() |
2–1 | 0 | Win | Friendly | |||
10. | 8 September 2007 | Lima, Peru | ![]() |
2–2 | 0 | Draw | Friendly | |||
11. | 12 September 2007 | Lima, Peru | ![]() |
2–0 | 1 | Win | Friendly | |||
12. | 13 October 2007 | Lima, Peru | ![]() |
0–0 | 0 | Draw | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification | |||
13. | 17 October 2007 | Santiago, Chile | ![]() |
2–0 | 0 | Lost | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification | |||
14. | 18 November 2007 | Lima, Peru | ![]() |
1–1 | 1 | Draw | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification | |||
2008 | ||||||||||
15. | 8 June 2008 | Chicago, United States | ![]() |
4–0 | 0 | Lost | Friendly | |||
16. | 14 June 2008 | Lima, Peru | ![]() |
1–1 | 0 | Draw | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification | |||
17. | 17 June 2008 | Montevideo, Uruguay | ![]() |
6–0 | 0 | Lost | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification | |||
18. | 6 September 2008 | Lima, Peru | ![]() |
1–0 | 0 | Win | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification | |||
19. | 10 September 2008 | Lima, Peru | ![]() |
1–1 | 0 | Draw | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification | |||
20. | 11 October 2008 | La Paz, Bolivia | ![]() |
3–0 | 0 | Lost | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification | |||
21. | 15 October 2008 | Asunción, Paraguay | ![]() |
1–0 | 0 | Lost | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification | |||
2009 | ||||||||||
22. | 29 March 2009 | Lima, Peru | ![]() |
3–1 | 0 | Lost | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification | |||
23. | 7 June 2009 | Lima, Peru | ![]() |
2–1 | 1 | Lost | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification | |||
24. | 10 June 2009 | Medellín, Colombia | ![]() |
1–0 | 0 | Lost | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification | |||
25. | 5 September 2009 | Lima, Peru | ![]() |
1–0 | 0 | Win | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification | |||
26. | 10 October 2009 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ![]() |
2–1 | 0 | Lost | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification | |||
27. | 14 October 2009 | Lima, Peru | ![]() |
1–0 | 0 | Win | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification | |||
2010 | ||||||||||
28. | 4 September 2010 | Toronto, Canada | ![]() |
2–0 | 0 | Win | Friendly | |||
29. | 7 September 2010 | Fort Lauderdale, United States | ![]() |
2–1 | 0 | Win | Friendly | |||
30. | 17 November 2010 | Bogotá, Colombia | ![]() |
1–1 | 0 | Draw | Friendly | |||
2011 | ||||||||||
31. | 29 March 2011 | The Hague, Netherlands | ![]() |
0–0 | 0 | Draw | Friendly | |||
32. | 4 July 2011 | San Juan, Argentina | ![]() |
1–1 | 0 | Draw | 2011 Copa América | |||
33. | 8 July 2011 | Mendoza, Argentina | ![]() |
1–0 | 0 | Win | 2011 Copa América | |||
34. | 16 July 2011 | Córdoba, Argentina | ![]() |
2–0 | 1 | Win | 2011 Copa América | |||
35. | 19 July 2011 | La Plata, Argentina | ![]() |
2–0 | 0 | Loss | 2011 Copa América | |||
36. | 7 October 2011 | Lima, Peru | ![]() |
2–0 | 0 | Win | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification | |||
37. | 11 October 2011 | Santiago, Chile | ![]() |
4–2 | 0 | Loss | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification | |||
38. | 11 October 2011 | Quito, Ecuador | ![]() |
2–0 | 0 | Loss | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification | |||
2012 | ||||||||||
39. | 29 February 2012 | Tunis, Tunisia | ![]() |
1–1 | 0 | Draw | Friendly | |||
40. | 16 August 2012 | San José, Costa Rica | ![]() |
0-1 | 0 | Win | Friendly | |||
41. | 8 September 2012 | Lima, Peru | ![]() |
2-1 | 0 | Win | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification | |||
42. | 17 October 2012 | Asunción, Paraguay | ![]() |
0-1 | 0 | Loss | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification | |||
2013 | ||||||||||
43. | 1 June 2013 | Panama City, Panama | ![]() |
1-2 | 0 | Win | Friendly | |||
44. | 8 June 2013 | Lima, Peru | ![]() |
1-0 | 0 | Won | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification | |||
45. | 11 June 2013 | Lima, Peru | ![]() |
2-0 | 0 | Loss | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification | |||
46. | 7 September 2013 | Lima, Peru | ![]() |
1-2 | 0 | Loss | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification | |||
47. | 11 September 2013 | Barcelona, Venezuela | ![]() |
3-2 | 0 | Loss | 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualification | |||
48. | 12 October 2013 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ![]() |
3-1 | 0 | Loss | 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualification | |||
49. | 16 October 2013 | Lima, Peru | ![]() |
1-1 | 0 | Draw | 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualification | |||
2014 | ||||||||||
50. | 11 October 2014 | Valparaíso, Chile | ![]() |
3-0 | 0 | Loss | Friendly | |||
51. | 15 October 2014 | Lima, Peru | ![]() |
1-0 | 0 | Win | Friendly | |||
52. | 15 November 2014 | Luque, Paraguay | ![]() |
2-1 | 0 | Loss | Friendly | |||
53. | 19 November 2014 | Lima, Peru | ![]() |
2-1 | 0 | Win | Friendly | |||
2015 | ||||||||||
54. | 14 June 2015 | Temuco, Chile | ![]() |
2-1 | 0 | Loss | 2015 Copa América | |||
55. | 19 June 2015 | Valparaíso, Chile | ![]() |
1-0 | 0 | Win | 2015 Copa América | |||
56. | 21 June 2015 | Temuco, Chile | ![]() |
0-0 | 0 | Draw | 2015 Copa América | |||
57. | 26 June 2015 | Temuco, Chile | ![]() |
1-3 | 0 | Win | 2015 Copa América | |||
58. | 30 June 2015 | Santiago, Chile | ![]() |
2-1 | 0 | Loss | 2015 Copa América | |||
59. | 4 July 2015 | Concepción, Chile | ![]() |
2-0 | 0 | Win | 2015 Copa América | |||
60. | 5 September 2015 | Washington D.C., United States | ![]() |
2-1 | 0 | Loss | Friendly | |||
61. | 9 September 2015 | Harrison, United States | ![]() |
1-1 | 0 | Draw | Friendly | |||
2016 | ||||||||||
62. | 24 March 2016 | Lima, Peru | ![]() |
2-2 | 0 | Draw | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Statistics accurate as of match played
Honours
[edit]Fiorentina
- Coppa Italia runner-up: 2013–14
Peru
- Copa America Bronze medal: 2011
- Copa America Bronze medal: 2015
References
[edit]- ^ "Juan Manuel Vargas". Soccerway. Global Sports Media. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
- ^ "Siena 1–1 Catania". XN.com. 31 October 2007. Archived from the original on 12 March 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2009.
- ^ Luis Mira (17 May 2008). "Madrid Agree Terms With Vargas". Goal.com. Retrieved 12 June 2009.
- ^ "Real Madrid signed Juan Vargas according to Spanish and Italian media". Andina.com. 16 May 2008. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 12 June 2009.
- ^ Salvatore Landolina (26 June 2008). "Vargas Signs For Fiorentina". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 20 June 2009. Retrieved 12 June 2009.
- ^ "El fichaje del peruano Juan Manuel Vargas por el Betis ya es oficial" [The signing of Peruvian Juan Manuel Vargas for Betis is already official] (in Spanish). Marca. 12 August 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
- ^ "Rubén Castro llega justo a tiempo" [Rubén Castro arrives just in time] (in Spanish). Marca. 24 August 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
- ^ "Juan Manuel Vargas leaves Real Betis". Real Betis. 31 August 2016. Archived from the original on 5 September 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- ^ Rick D'Andrea (24 November 2009). "A Victory Well Deserved – Fiorentina's Alberto Gilardino". Goal.com. Retrieved 24 November 2009.
- ^ http://franco461301.blogspot.com/ [user-generated source]
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Juan Manuel Vargas – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Juan Manuel Vargas at BDFutbol
- Player profile – delgol.com at the Wayback Machine (archived 22 July 2006)
- Argentina Primera statistics at Fútbol XXI at the Wayback Machine (archived 23 August 2012) (in Spanish)
- 1983 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Lima
- Men's association football fullbacks
- Men's association football wingers
- Men's association football utility players
- Peruvian men's footballers
- Peruvian Primera División players
- Club Universitario de Deportes footballers
- Argentine Primera División players
- Club Atlético Colón footballers
- Serie A players
- Catania FC players
- ACF Fiorentina players
- Genoa CFC players
- La Liga players
- Real Betis players
- 2011 Copa América players
- Peru men's international footballers
- Peruvian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
- Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina
- Expatriate men's footballers in Spain