Gabriel Vargas (footballer, born 1983)
Chilean footballer
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Gabriel Alejandro Vargas Venegas[a] (born 8 December 1983), known as Gabriel Vargas, is a Chilean former footballer who played as a striker.
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Vargas with Curicó Unido in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gabriel Alejandro Vargas Venegas | ||
| Date of birth | 8 December 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Concepción, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Juventud Kennedy | |||
| 1998–2001 | Deportes Concepción | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2005 | Deportes Concepción | 50 | (5) |
| 2005 | Andes IK | – | (–) |
| 2006 | Deportes Puerto Montt | 34 | (7) |
| 2007 | Cobresal | 32 | (17) |
| 2008–2009 | Universidad de Concepción | 58 | (37) |
| 2010–2011 | Universidad de Chile | 48 | (25) |
| 2012–2016 | Universidad de Concepción | 135 | (53) |
| 2016–2017 | Patronato | 14 | (1) |
| 2017–2019 | Curicó Unido | 57 | (9) |
| 2020–2024 | Deportes Concepción | 93 | (21) |
| Total | 521 | (175) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
He began on the youth squad of Deportes Concepción and debuted in 2002. After he was released in 2005, he moved to Norway to work as a stevedor,[1] at the same time he played for Norwegian Third Division club Andes IK.[2] In 2006, he played for Puerto Montt. In 2007, Vargas played for Cobresal where he was one of the team's leading goal scorers for the year. In the 2007 Clausura tournament, Vargas scored 11 goals.
In 2008, he moved to Universidad de Concepción. Then he moved to Universidad de Chile, to play 2010 Apertura and 2010 Copa Libertadores.
In 2020, Vargas returned to Deportes Concepción in the Segunda División Profesional.[3] On 31 October 2024, he announced his retirement after the match against Deportes Melipilla.[4] In total, he scored 214 goals at professional level.[5]
Personal life
He is nicknamed El Arcángel del Gol (The Goal Archangel) due to the fact that his name is Gabriel just like the biblical character.[6]
Notes
- In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Vargas and the second or maternal family name is Venegas.