Gonzalo Vargas Abella (born 22 September 1981) is a Uruguayan former

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striker. He last played for

Rampla Juniors Rampla Juniors Fútbol Club, commonly known as Rampla Juniors, is a Uruguayan football club based in Montevideo. The team was actively playing the 2021 season by January 2021. In their home stadium, Rampla won the Uruguayan championship in 1927. ...

. Vargas is nicknamed ''Turbo'' because of his explosive dribbles and high speed sprints.

Career

Club

He also played for

Defensor Sporting Defensor Sporting Club is a sports club based in Montevideo, Uruguay. Founded in 1913, Defensor has several sports sections, with football and basketball being the most important and the ones in which the club has achieved significant achievemen ...

(2002–2004) and the Argentine team

Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata (; ''La Plata Gymnastics and Fencing Club''), also known simply as Gimnasia, is an Argentine professional sports club based in the city of La Plata, Buenos Aires Province. Founded in 1887 as "Club de Gimnasia ...

(2005–2006). On 31 August 2007, Vargas signed for

FC Sochaux-Montbéliard Football Club Sochaux-Montbéliard (; commonly referred to as FCSM or simply Sochaux) is a French association football club based in the city of Montbéliard. The club was founded in 1928 and currently plays in Ligue 2, the second tier of Frenc ...

on loan from

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. On June 23, 2008, he was presented as the new forward for F.C. Atlas, following

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's departure from the club. He was given the number 9 jersey. Vargas returned to Argentina to play for

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on loan for the

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National team

He has been capped by the Uruguay national side 10 times, and he has scored 3 goals.

International goals

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, , , , 1–0, , 2–0 (W), , Friendly , - , 2, , May 23, 2006, , Memorial Coliseum,

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