Juan Manuel Vargas

Peruvian footballer (born 1983)

Juan Manuel Vargas
Vargas playing for Fiorentina in 2011
Personal information
Full name Juan Manuel Vargas Risco
Date of birth (1983-10-05) 5 October 1983 (age 40)[1]
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
Men’s football
Representing  Peru
Copa América
Third place 2011 Argentina
Third place 2015 Chile
*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

Early career

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Club

As of 31 May 2015
Club performance League Cup Continental Total
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

As of 25 March 2016.
Peru national team
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

# Date Venue Opponent Score Goal Result Competition
2004
1. 13 October 2004 Asunción, Paraguay  Paraguay 1–1 0 Draw 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
2. 17 November 2004 Lima, Peru  Chile 2–1 0 Win 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
2005
3. 30 March 2005 Lima, Peru  Ecuador 2–2 0 Draw 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
4. 4 June 2005 Barranquilla, Colombia  Colombia 5–0 0 Lost 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
5. 3 September 2005 Maracaibo, Venezuela  Venezuela 4–1 0 Lost 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
6. 17 August 2005 Tacna, Peru  Chile 3–1 0 Win Friendly
2006
7. 7 October 2006 Viña del Mar, Chile  Chile 3–2 0 Lost Friendly
8. 15 November 2006 Kingston, Jamaica  Jamaica 1–1 0 Draw Friendly
2007
9. 3 June 2007 Madrid, Spain  Ecuador 2–1 0 Win Friendly
10. 8 September 2007 Lima, Peru  Colombia 2–2 0 Draw Friendly
11. 12 September 2007 Lima, Peru  Bolivia 2–0 1 Win Friendly
12. 13 October 2007 Lima, Peru  Paraguay 0–0 0 Draw 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
13. 17 October 2007 Santiago, Chile  Chile 2–0 0 Lost 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
14. 18 November 2007 Lima, Peru  Brazil 1–1 1 Draw 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
2008
15. 8 June 2008 Chicago, United States  Mexico 4–0 0 Lost Friendly
16. 14 June 2008 Lima, Peru  Colombia 1–1 0 Draw 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
17. 17 June 2008 Montevideo, Uruguay  Uruguay 6–0 0 Lost 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
18. 6 September 2008 Lima, Peru  Venezuela 1–0 0 Win 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
19. 10 September 2008 Lima, Peru  Argentina 1–1 0 Draw 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
20. 11 October 2008 La Paz, Bolivia  Bolivia 3–0 0 Lost 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
21. 15 October 2008 Asunción, Paraguay  Paraguay 1–0 0 Lost 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
2009
22. 29 March 2009 Lima, Peru  Chile 3–1 0 Lost 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
23. 7 June 2009 Lima, Peru  Ecuador 2–1 1 Lost 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
24. 10 June 2009 Medellín, Colombia  Colombia 1–0 0 Lost 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
25. 5 September 2009 Lima, Peru  Uruguay 1–0 0 Win 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
26. 10 October 2009 Buenos Aires, Argentina  Argentina 2–1 0 Lost 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
27. 14 October 2009 Lima, Peru  Bolivia 1–0 0 Win 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
2010
28. 4 September 2010 Toronto, Canada  Canada 2–0 0 Win Friendly
29. 7 September 2010 Fort Lauderdale, United States  Jamaica 2–1 0 Win Friendly
30. 17 November 2010 Bogotá, Colombia  Colombia 1–1 0 Draw Friendly
2011
31. 29 March 2011 The Hague, Netherlands  Ecuador 0–0 0 Draw Friendly
32. 4 July 2011 San Juan, Argentina  Uruguay 1–1 0 Draw 2011 Copa América
33. 8 July 2011 Mendoza, Argentina  Mexico 1–0 0 Win 2011 Copa América
34. 16 July 2011 Córdoba, Argentina  Colombia 2–0 1 Win 2011 Copa América
35. 19 July 2011 La Plata, Argentina  Uruguay 2–0 0 Loss 2011 Copa América
36. 7 October 2011 Lima, Peru  Paraguay 2–0 0 Win 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
37. 11 October 2011 Santiago, Chile  Chile 4–2 0 Loss 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
38. 11 October 2011 Quito, Ecuador  Ecuador 2–0 0 Loss 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
2012
39. 29 February 2012 Tunis, Tunisia  Tunisia 1–1 0 Draw Friendly
40. 16 August 2012 San José, Costa Rica  Costa Rica 0-1 0 Win Friendly
41. 8 September 2012 Lima, Peru  Venezuela 2-1 0 Win 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
42. 17 October 2012 Asunción, Paraguay  Paraguay 0-1 0 Loss 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
2013
43. 1 June 2013 Panama City, Panama  Panama 1-2 0 Win Friendly
44. 8 June 2013 Lima, Peru  Ecuador 1-0 0 Won 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
45. 11 June 2013 Lima, Peru  Colombia 2-0 0 Loss 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
46. 7 September 2013 Lima, Peru  Uruguay 1-2 0 Loss 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
47. 11 September 2013 Barcelona, Venezuela  Venezuela 3-2 0 Loss 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualification
48. 12 October 2013 Buenos Aires, Argentina  Argentina 3-1 0 Loss 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualification
49. 16 October 2013 Lima, Peru  Bolivia 1-1 0 Draw 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualification
2014
50. 11 October 2014 Valparaíso, Chile  Chile 3-0 0 Loss Friendly
51. 15 October 2014 Lima, Peru  Guatemala 1-0 0 Win Friendly
52. 15 November 2014 Luque, Paraguay  Paraguay 2-1 0 Loss Friendly
53. 19 November 2014 Lima, Peru  Paraguay 2-1 0 Win Friendly
2015
54. 14 June 2015 Temuco, Chile  Brazil 2-1 0 Loss 2015 Copa América
55. 19 June 2015 Valparaíso, Chile  Venezuela 1-0 0 Win 2015 Copa América
56. 21 June 2015 Temuco, Chile  Colombia 0-0 0 Draw 2015 Copa América
57. 26 June 2015 Temuco, Chile  Bolivia 1-3 0 Win 2015 Copa América
58. 30 June 2015 Santiago, Chile  Chile 2-1 0 Loss 2015 Copa América
59. 4 July 2015 Concepción, Chile  Paraguay 2-0 0 Win 2015 Copa América
60. 5 September 2015 Washington D.C., United States  United States 2-1 0 Loss Friendly
61. 9 September 2015 Harrison, United States  Colombia 1-1 0 Draw Friendly
2016
62. 24 March 2016 Lima, Peru  Venezuela 2-2 0 Draw 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

Statistics accurate as of match played

Honours

Fiorentina

Peru

References

  1. ^ "Juan Manuel Vargas". Soccerway. Global Sports Media. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
  2. ^ "Siena 1–1 Catania". XN.com. 31 October 2007. Archived from the original on 12 March 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2009.
  3. ^ Luis Mira (17 May 2008). "Madrid Agree Terms With Vargas". Goal.com. Retrieved 12 June 2009.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ Salvatore Landolina (26 June 2008). "Vargas Signs For Fiorentina". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 20 June 2009. Retrieved 12 June 2009.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "Rubén Castro llega justo a tiempo" [Rubén Castro arrives just in time] (in Spanish). Marca. 24 August 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  8. ^ "Juan Manuel Vargas leaves Real Betis". Real Betis. 31 August 2016. Archived from the original on 5 September 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  9. ^ Rick D'Andrea (24 November 2009). "A Victory Well Deserved – Fiorentina's Alberto Gilardino". Goal.com. Retrieved 24 November 2009.
  10. ^ http://franco461301.blogspot.com/ [user-generated source]

External links

  • 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)
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