Gabriel Vargas (footballer, born 1983) explained

Gabriel Vargas
Fullname:Gabriel Alejandro Vargas Venegas
Birth Date:8 December 1983
Birth Place:Concepción, Chile
Height:1.73 m
Currentclub:Deportes Concepción
Clubnumber:23
Position:Striker
Youthclubs1:Juventud Kennedy
Youthyears2:1998–2001
Youthclubs2:Deportes Concepción
Years1:2001–2005
Clubs1:Deportes Concepción
Caps1:50
Goals1:5
Years2:2005
Clubs2:Andes IK
Caps2:
Goals2:
Years3:2006
Clubs3:Deportes Puerto Montt
Caps3:34
Goals3:7
Years4:2007
Clubs4:Cobresal
Caps4:32
Goals4:17
Years5:2008–2009
Clubs5:Universidad de Concepción
Caps5:58
Goals5:37
Years6:2010–2011
Caps6:48
Goals6:25
Years7:2012–2016
Clubs7:Universidad de Concepción
Caps7:135
Goals7:53
Years8:2016–2017
Clubs8:Patronato
Caps8:14
Goals8:1
Years9:2017–2019
Clubs9:Curicó Unido
Caps9:57
Goals9:9
Years10:2020–
Clubs10:Deportes Concepción
Caps10:32
Goals10:10
Club-Update:29 September 2021

Gabriel Alejandro Vargas Venegas (born 8 December 1983), known as Gabriel Vargas, is a Chilean footballer, who currently plays as striker for Deportes Concepción in the Segunda División Profesional de Chile.

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.

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.[3]

Honours

Club

Universidad de Concepción
Universidad de Chile

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Toledo . Raúl Tiki . A lo Marcelo Allende: 15 futbolistas chilenos que decidieron jugar en ligas exóticas . En Cancha . 16 July 2022 . es . 12 July 2022.
  2. Web site: "Las minas eran lo mejor de Noruega" . . 16 July 2022 . es . 13 December 2009.
  3. Web site: Los inicios y primeros pasos de un goleador llamado "Arcángel" . La Pelota es Mía . 29 September 2021 . es . 22 August 2020 . un periodista radial me puso «Arcángel» Gabriel, por qué coincidió con semana santa, luego quedó en «Arcángel del gol».