Andrés Vasquez

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Vasquez and the second or maternal family name is Rueda Pinto.

Andrés Vasquez

Personal information
Full name	Andrés Javier Vasquez Rueda Pinto
Date of birth	(1987-07-16) 16 July 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth	Lima, Peru
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	IF Stendy
	Bergsjö IF
1997–2004	IFK Göteborg
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005–2007	IFK Göteborg	40	(2)
2008–2011	FC Zürich	16	(2)
2011	→ Grasshopper (loan)	2	(0)
2011–2013	BK Häcken	8	(0)
2014–2015	FC Wil	23	(5)
International career
2002–2004	Sweden U17	13	(0)
2005–2006	Sweden U19	13	(1)
2006–2007	Sweden U21	4	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Andrés Javier Vasquez Rueda Pinto (born 16 July 1987) (often misspelled Vasques[1]) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.[2]

Club career

After playing for local clubs, he joined IFK Göteborg in 1997, the club he played for until January 2008.

He scored his first league goal for IFK Göteborg on May 7, 2007, against Örebro SK. The remarkable goal, a rabona kick from outside the penalty area, was by most experts seen as a candidate for the best goal of that year in Sweden.[3]

In December 2007 Vasquez was signed by Swiss club FC Zürich on a 4-year-contract.

International career

Andrés Vasquez rejected a call-up to the Peru national football team for a friendly with Costa Rica in March 2009 by coach José del Solar.

Career statistics

Club

Club	Season	Dom. league		Dom. cup		Int. cup		Other		Total
		App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals
IF Stendy, Bergsjö IF	–1996	Youth football
IFK Göteborg	1997–2004	Youth football
Total	1997–2004	Youth football
IFK Göteborg	2005	3	0	1	0	10[4]	0	4	0	18	0
	2006	25	0	2	0	3[5]	0	12	4	42	4
	2007	12	2	1	0	0	0	9	0	22	2
Total	2005–07	40	2	4	0	13	0	25	4	82	6
Career totals	2005–07	40	2	4	0	13	0	25	4	82	6

Personal life

He also has a younger brother, Salvador Vasquez, who plays football for JK Nõmme Kalju.

References

1. Alltid Blåvitt, Vasquez - med z
2. "Andrés Vasquez verstärkt den FC Wil 1900 | FC Wil". www.fcwil.ch. Archived from the original on 10 August 2014.
3. "Andres Vasquez (IFK Gothenburg v Orebro SK, 2007)". 5 March 2013.
4. Royal League (4 matches, 0 goals) and UEFA Intertoto Cup (6 matches, 0 goals).
5. Royal League (1 match, 0 goals) and UEFA Cup (2 matches, 0 goals).

External links

• Andrés Vasquez at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish) (archived) (archive)
• #23 Andrés Vasquez at ifkdb.com