Gonzalo Vargas

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

Gonzalo Sebastián Vargas Abella (born 22 September 1981) is a Uruguayan former football striker. He last played for Rampla Juniors.

Gonzalo Vargas

Personal information
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)
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2001–2004	Defensor Sporting	124	(54)
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)
International career
2002–2007	Uruguay	10	(3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 November 2012

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.^[1] 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.^[2]

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