Gonzalo Pérez de Vargas
Spanish handball player (born 1991)
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Gonzalo Pérez de Vargas Moreno (born 10 January 1991) is a Spanish professional handball player for THW Kiel and the Spanish national team.[1][2]
Toledo, Spain
| Gonzalo Pérez de Vargas | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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Vargas in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Gonzalo Pérez de Vargas Moreno | ||
| Born |
10 January 1991 Toledo, Spain | ||
| Nationality | Spanish | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | THW Kiel | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
2009–2025 | FC Barcelona | ||
2011–2013 | → BM Granollers (loan) | ||
2013–2014 | → Fenix Toulouse (loan) | ||
2025– | THW Kiel | ||
| National team 1 | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012– | Spain | 193 | (18) |
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1 National team caps and goals correct as of 13 January 2025 | |||
Career
Vargas started playing handball at his hometown club Amibal Toledo. In 2007, he switched to FC Barcelona Handbol. In the 2010/2011, he won the treble with the club, with the Spanish championship, Copa del Rey and EHF Champions League.
For the 2011/2012 season, he joined league rivals BM Granollers.[3] Two years after he joined French side Fenix Toulouse Handball on a three year deal.[4]
For the 2014/2015 season, he returned to FC Barcelona to replace Arpad Šterbik.[5]
In February 2025, he tore his cruciate ligament which has kept him out for the rest of the season.[6] To replace him Barcelona signed Vincent Gerard, who came out of retirement to join FC Barcelona.[7]
National team
Vargas debuted for the Spanish national team in 2012 in a 34-20 win against Portugal.[8]
His first major international tournament was the 2014 European Men's Handball Championship. Here Spain won bronze medals. He also represented Spain at the 2015 World Championship.[2]
At the 2018 European Championship in Croatia he won gold medals with the Spanish team.[9] In the last main round game he was injured and could not play for the rest of the tournament.
He participated at the 2019 World Men's Handball Championship.[10][11]
At the 2020 European Championship in Sweden/Austria/Norway he won gold medals with the Spanish team. In the latter he made the tournament All-star team as the goalkeeper.[12][13]
At the 2021 Olympics he won bronze medals.[14]
At the 2022 European Men's Handball Championship, he won a silver medal.[15] He played all 9 games and had a save percentage of 33%.
At the 2023 World Championship he won bronze medals. He also represented Spain at the 2024 Olympics where Spain won bronze medals.
At the 2025 World Men's Handball Championship in a match against Sweden, Vargas showed a high level of fair play, when at the 40 minute mark Hampus Wanne got an incorrect red card for hitting Vargas in the head on a penalty throw, Pérez de Vargas went to the referee to correct him and let Wanne play on.[16]
Honours
- Supercopa ASOBAL
- 2009, 2010, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
- Catalan Supercup
- 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
- Pyrenean league
- 2010, 2011
- Iberian Supercup
- 2022, 2023, 2024
