Ronald Vargas

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Vargas and the second or maternal family name is Aranguren.
Ronald Vargas
Personal information
Full name Ronald Alejandro Vargas Aranguren
Date of birth (1986-12-02) 2 December 1986
Place of birth Venezuela.
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 AEK Athens
Number 10
Youth career
2002–2006 Caracas
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2008 Caracas 32 (9)
2008–2011 Club Brugge 71 (22)
2011–2014 Anderlecht 25 (4)
2014–2015 Balıkesirspor 25 (6)
2015– AEK Athens 30 (10)
National team‡
2008– Venezuela 22 (3)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:34, 6 November 2016 (UTC).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 October 2015

Ronald Alejandro Vargas Aranguren (born 2 December 1986) is a Venezuelan footballer who plays as a forward for AEK Athens

Club career

Caracas

Vargas started his career in the youth teams of Caracas. He was promoted to the first team in 2006. His debut in the Copa Libertadores came on 14 March 2006 against Cienciano. Ronald scored his first goal in the final of the 2006–07 Primera División against Unión Atlético Maracaibo, in a 0–1 victory.

The 2007–08 season established him as a regular player in the starting line-up of Caracas. His first goal of the season came on 21 October 2007 in a league match against El Vigía. He ended the campaign with 29 games and 8 goals. In that season he also made his debut in Copa Venezuela and scored his first goal in Copa Libertadores.

Club Brugge

On 14 May 2008, Vargas signed with the Belgian team Club Brugge on a 4-year deal. Caracas received €1.5 million, making this the most expensive transfer from a Venezuelan team in history. He made his debut on 29 August in a league match against AFC Tubize, in a 4–1 victory. His debut in the UEFA Cup came on 18 September, in a 2–2 draw against BSC Young Boys, and he scored his first goal in the competition on 27 November in another draw, this time 1–1, against AS Saint-Étienne.

In the 2010–11 season Ronald started with top performances, scoring, among other goals, four braces against Westerlo, Charleroi, Zulte-Waregem and Standard Liège. Vargas continued his good form in the start of the second part of the tournament, but on 6 February 2011 he suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury in a league match against KRC Genk, only eight minutes after the start of the match. He was expected to be out for over six months, missing the chance of playing with his national team in the 2011 Copa América.[1]

RSC Anderlecht

Contractual differences between Vargas and Club Brugge emerged in summer 2011, finishing with his transfer to R.S.C. Anderlecht on 29 June 2011. The transfer fee was reported to be €2.5 million. Because of the rivalry between the two clubs mutual transfers aren't very common. It was the first transfer from Club Brugge to Anderlecht since Aleksandar Ilić in 2000.

Vargas made his debut with the team in a Belgian Cup match against Lommel United, on 21 September. This meant his return seven months after his injury, and he scored once in the 4–0 victory. However, on 26 October he fell injured again on the same knee, in a cup match which Anderlecht lost against Rupel Boom. Kanu fed the ball to Vargas down the left wing, and the Venezuelan looked smooth and he moved infield past his marker. He then tried, and failed, to whip a right-footed cross into the area, but that mattered little as he went down gripping his left knee in obvious, spine-tingling pain.[2] The diagnosis was four months out by the medical staff.[3]

The American team New York Red Bulls and Basel were interested in Ronald Vargas, if Anderlecht managed to get Thorgan Hazard. At the end of this season Vargas finished his contract with Anderlecht. However, the club was willing to keep him one more year. R.S.C. Anderlecht hoped that, with Vargas playing on loan, they would have been able to sell him for more money afterwards.[4]

Balıkesirspor

On 28 July 2014, he signed a one-year contract with the Super Lig side club Balıkesirspor.[5] [6] On 20 September 2014, he made his debut with the club in a 2–0 home win against Galatasaray and he scored his first goal two months later in a 3–1 home loss against Sivasspor. At the end of the season did not renew his contract with the club.

AEK Athens

As AEK Athens officially announced, Ronald Vargas signed his contract with his new team. The 28-year-old forward came to Athens and a few hours later he signed his two-year contract with his new team. [7] On 22 August 2015, he made his debut with the club in a 3-0 home win against Platanias scoring the second goal. On 13 November 2015, AEK's midfielder suspended for three games after his red card in a Super League game. The Venezuelan was sent off at the last moments of first half against Asteras Tripolis for hitting an opponent. [8] On 6 January 2016, AEK have taken a victory over Levadiakos in their first leg Greek Cup tie and are close to qualifying for the last eight of the tournament. Vargas scored a wonderful goal sealing his club victory. [9] On 24 January 2016, thanks to a strike by Venezuelan midfielder, AEK won 1-0 PAOK and remain at the second Super League position, behind last year's champions Olympiakos. [10] Vargas was impressive in January 2016, scoring four times, and was honored from magazine Diario Goleador as the best Venezuelan footballer of the month. AEK Athens manager Gustavo Poyet uses the 29-year-old international mostly as right winger, which helps him scoring more and also creating goals for his teammates.[11] On 13 February 2016, Vargas scoring after Diego Buonanotte's missed penalty kick, helping his club to escape with a glorious 1-0 win against the undefeated champions Olympiakos. It was the key player coming as a substitute in the derby whereas referee sent off visitors' Alberto Botia, Luka Milivojević (for the penalty incident) and home team's Rodrigo Galo Brito, while Felipe Pardo suffered a strain injury during first half. It was named Man of the match. [12] On 28 February 2016, thanks to a free kick by Venezuelan midfielder Ronald Vargas, who was also the only scorer against PAOK and Olympiakos, AEK won rivals Panathinaikos 1-0. [13] Greek Cup's final against Olympiakos was most likely the last appearance of Vargas in season, as the 29-year-old international has suffered a left adductor strain injury. [14]

Club statistics

Accurate as of 17 May 2016.[15]
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Caracas 2006–07 31002051
2007–08 29840523810
Total 32940724311
Club Brugge 2008–09 2232061304
2009–10 2641170345
2010–11 231511402816
Total 7122421719225
Anderlecht 2011–12 40210061
2012–13 1121010132
2013–14 1020010112
Total 2543120305
Balıkesirspor 2014-15 2561000266
Total 2561000266
AEK Athens 2015-16 26962003211
2016-17 21002041
Total 27962203411
Career totals 1774817528322156

International career

Vargas has played 15 times for the Venezuela national team, scoring 3 goals.[16] His debut came in the 1–0 match against Haití, in February 2008. He scored his first goal in the historic win against Brazil at the Gillete Stadium, in June 2008; his partner Giancarlo Maldonado scored too, and Venezuela won 2–0.

On 9 September 2009, Ronald Vargas scored the last goal in Venezuela's 3–1 victory over Peru.[17]

Vargas was among the 23-final squad for Copa America. Venezuela beat Colombia 1-0 at the 2015 Copa América, the biggest upset of the tournament so far and their first victory over their South American neighbours in the history of the competition. Vargas had an excellent performance, almost gave the Venezuelans the lead in the 27th minute, forcing David Ospina to make a fine reflex save.[18]


International goals

Honours

Club

Caracas FC
R.S.C. Anderlecht
AEK

References

  1. ↑ Grave lesión de Ronald Vargas (Ronald Vargas seriously injured) lavinotinto.com, 6 February 2011. (Spanish)
  2. ↑ Ronald Vargas (Anderlecht) suffers a season-threatening injury on his return to football) www.101greatgoals.com, 27 October 2011.
  3. ↑ Ronald Vargas fuera por cuatro meses (Ronald Vargas out for four months) eluniversal.com, 27 October 2011. (Spanish)
  4. ↑ York Red Bulls and Basel want Vargas) www.anderlecht-online.be, 15 January 2014
  5. ↑ "RONALD VARGAS BALIKESİRSPOR'DA!". www.balikesirspor.org.tr (in Turkish). 28 July 2014.
  6. ↑ "Vargas resmen Balıkesirspor'da". www.milliyet.com.tr (in Turkish). 28 July 2014.
  7. ↑ "Vargas signs AEK deal". www.sdna.gr. 3 July 2015.
  8. ↑ "Vargas handed three-match ban". www.sdna.gr. 13 November 2015.
  9. ↑ "Vargas signs AEK deal". www.sdna.gr. 6 January 2016.
  10. ↑ "AEK win derby against PAOK". www.sdna.gr. 24 January 2016.
  11. ↑ "Vargas the best Venezuelan of month January". www.sdna.gr. 2 February 2016.
  12. ↑ "AEK beat Olympiakos after three red cards' derby". www.sdna.gr. 13 February 2016.
  13. ↑ "Vargas strikes again, AEK beat Panathinaikos". www.sdna.gr. 28 February 2016.
  14. ↑ "Tραυματίας ο Βάργκας, χάνει το ματς με Πανιώνιο". www.ert.gr. 19 May 2016.
  15. ↑ UEFA.com – Ronald Vargas uefa.com,
  16. ↑ García Regalado, Jesús. "Venezuela – Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 31 May 2009.
  17. ↑ "Venezuela 3 Peru 1 - Eliminatorias 2010". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 9 September 2009.
  18. ↑ "Venezuela make history by beating Colombia 1-02010". www.dnaindia.com. Retrieved 15 June 2015.

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