Fabiola Vargas

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Vargas and the second or maternal family name is Curiel.

Fabiola Arizbeth Vargas Curiel (born 23 March 1975) is a Mexican football manager and former player. During her career as player she represented Mexico from 1994 to 2001.^[2]

Fabiola Vargas

Personal information
Full name	Fabiola Arizbeth Vargas Curiel
Date of birth	(1975-03-23) 23 March 1975 (age 49)
Place of birth	Cuauhtémoc, Mexico City, Mexico
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Team information
Current team	Mexico U20 (women) (assistant)
International career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1994–2001	Mexico
Managerial career
2017–2018	Tijuana (women) (assistant)
2018–2021	Necaxa (women)
2021–2022	Tijuana (women)
2022–2023	Atlas (women)
2024–	Mexico U20 (women) (assistant)

Career

Early career

Fabiola Vargas was born in Mexico City on 23 March 1975, she lived her early years in the Tepito neighborhood but later moved to Coacalco in the State of Mexico, where she started playing basketball and football. When she was 17 she decided to dedicate full time to football.^[3][4]

She started playing in local leagues where she was discovered by scouts of the Mexican Football Federation who invited her to join to the Mexico women's national football team.^[2]

Club career

In 1997, she moved to Canadá to play with the semi-professional team Omega Soccer.^[4]

Vargas retired in 2001.^[3]

International career

Vargas represented Mexico from 1994 to 2001. During this time she participated in the 1994 and 1998 CONCACAF Women's Championship and in the 2000 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup.^[3]

Managerial career

Vargas went on to prepare as coach in the National School for Football Coaches in Guadalajara. After graduating in 2003, she coached and worked as an assistant in several amateur and semi-professional teams from Guadalajara, including Gansos de Etzatlán and the football team of the Universidad de Guadalajara.^[4]

In 2017, Vargas was invited by Andrea Rodebaugh to work as an assistant manager at Tijuana's female section of the newly created Liga MX Femenil.^[5]

On 5 July 2018, Vargas was announced as Necaxa's new manager.^[6][7]

Managerial statistics

As of 24 August 2020

Managerial record by team and tenure

Team	From	To	Record								Ref
			G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Necaxa (women)	5 July 2018	2021	61	5	14	42	30	120	−90	008.20	[1]

References

1. "Fabiola Arizbeth Vargas Curiel". Liga MX Femenil. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
2. "Fabiola Vargas, al Mando Necaxista" (in Spanish). Liga MX Femenil. 23 May 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
3. "Rayo de igualdad". Once Diario (in Spanish). 19 August 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
4. "¿Y quién es o qué ha hecho Fabiola Vargas?". Fut Femenil (in Spanish). 6 July 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
5. "Fabiola Vargas, una larga carrera dentro del fútbol femenil". Espartanas MX (in Spanish). 27 March 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
6. "Necaxa presenta a Fabiola Vargas como nueva entrenadora". ESPN.com.mx (in Spanish). 5 July 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
7. "Presentan a Fabiola Vargas como nueva DT de Necaxa". Campeonas.mx (in Spanish). 6 July 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2020.