Gabriel Vargas (footballer, born 1983)

Gabriel Vargas
Vargas with Curicó Unido in 2019
Personal information
Full name Gabriel Alejandro Vargas Venegas
Date of birth (1983-12-08) 8 December 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth Concepción, Chile
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) 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

Gabriel Alejandro Vargas Venegas[a] (born 8 December 1983), known as Gabriel Vargas, is a Chilean former footballer who played as a striker.

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]

Honours

Universidad de Concepción
Universidad de Chile

Notes

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

References

  1. ^ Toledo, Raúl Tiki (12 July 2022). "A lo Marcelo Allende: 15 futbolistas chilenos que decidieron jugar en ligas exóticas". En Cancha (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  2. ^ ""Las minas eran lo mejor de Noruega"" (in Spanish). La Cuarta. 13 December 2009. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  3. ^ Campos, Carlos (15 July 2020). "Gabriel Vargas podría partir de Deportes Concepción". Diario Concepción (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 November 2024.
  4. ^ Tobar, Daniel (1 November 2024). "Tras la caída de Deportes Concepción: Gabriel Vargas anunció su retiro del fútbol profesional". En Cancha (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 November 2024.
  5. ^ Arriaza, Bastian (15 November 2024). "Convirtió más de 200 goles en el fútbol chileno y se retiró a los 40 años: "Aún no vivo el luto"". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 November 2024.
  6. ^ "Los inicios y primeros pasos de un goleador llamado "Arcángel"". La Pelota es Mía (in Spanish). 22 August 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2021. un periodista radial me puso «Arcángel» Gabriel, por qué coincidió con semana santa, luego quedó en «Arcángel del gol»