Fabiana Gisela Vallejos (born 30 July 1985) is an Argentine
footballer
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who plays for
Boca Juniors
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as a
midfielder
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Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
.
International career
Vallejos became a member of the
Argentine national team during a historic period for the team: She helped the team qualify for the 2003
FIFA Women's World Cup
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in the
United States
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. It was the first time that Argentina reached the World Cup on the women's side.
She also participated at the
2003
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Dominican Republic
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Pan American Games
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, the
2003
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and the
2006 Sudamericano Femenino. She won the 2006 title with the Argentine team, defeating continental rivals
Brazil
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for the first time ever.
Vallejos also played all three of Argentina's matches at the
2007 FIFA Women's World Cup
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in China.
International goals
''Scores and results list Argentina's goal tally first''
References
External links
1985 births
Living people
People from San Isidro, Buenos Aires
Argentine women's footballers
Women's association football midfielders
Club Atlético River Plate (women) players
Boca Juniors (women) footballers
Atlético Huila (women) players
Argentina women's international footballers
2003 FIFA Women's World Cup players
2007 FIFA Women's World Cup players
Footballers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Olympic footballers of Argentina
Competitors at the 2014 South American Games
South American Games gold medalists for Argentina
South American Games medalists in football
Argentine expatriate women's footballers
Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Chile
Expatriate women's footballers in Chile
Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain
Expatriate women's footballers in Spain
Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Colombia
Expatriate women's footballers in Colombia
Sportspeople from Buenos Aires Province
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