Juan Manuel Vargas
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Vargas playing for Fiorentina in 2011
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| Full name | Juan Manuel Vargas Risco | |||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 5 October 1983 | |||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Magdalena del Mar, Peru | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Left back / Winger | |||||||||||||||||
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Current team
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Universitario | |||||||||||||||||
| Number | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1995–2001 | Universitario | |||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||
| 2002–2004 | Universitario | 69 | (7) | |||||||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | Colón | 53 | (4) | |||||||||||||||
| 2006–2008 | Catania | 69 | (5) | |||||||||||||||
| 2008–2015 | Fiorentina | 147 | (17) | |||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | → Genoa (loan) | 20 | (0) | |||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Betis | 19 | (2) | |||||||||||||||
| 2017– | Universitario | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||||||
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| 2004–2016 | Peru | 62 | (4) | |||||||||||||||
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Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 August 2015. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 26 March 2016 |
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Juan Manuel Vargas Risco (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈxwan manˈwel ˈbarɣas]; born 5 October 1983) is a Peruvian footballer who is currently playing at Universitario.
His previous clubs include Universitario, Colón, Catania, Genoa and Fiorentina. He plays for Peru at international level.
Vargas got his start in the popular Peruvian team Club Universitario de Deportes where he quickly earned a main spot in the team by 2004, given his great play and his crowd-pleasing goals at key moments. In 2005 he transferred to Argentine team Club Atlético Colón.
In August 2006, he signed a four-year contract with Catania. He scored his first goal for Catania on 31 October 2007, in the 88th minute, tying Siena 1–1 and prolonging Catania's unbeaten streak to 7 games. During his two-year stay in Sicily, he was continuously one of their best players, and was always a first team regular. His performances helped the Sicilians to Serie A survival for two seasons. These impressive displays led to elite clubs around Europe chasing after the 23-year old's signature.
It was reported that Vargas had agreed to sign for Real Madrid on 17 May 2008 but on 5 July 2008 he joined Fiorentina for a fee of €12 million. Upon arriving in Florence he struggled in the left back position and was highly criticized, however after realizing his true potential as an attacking midfielder, he has become a crucial part to the Viola squad providing crucial assists, giving the squad great speed, and acting almost as a third forward. On 24 November 2009, Vargas scored a critical spot kick goal that advanced Fiorentina onto the knock-out stages in the Champions League. This was the first time Fiorentina made it to the Round of 16 in 10 years.
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