Juan Manuel Varea (born 23 March 1986 in
Buenos Aires
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) is an
Argentine football player who currently plays for Croatian side
NK Kamen Ivanbegovina.
Career
Varea started his career with
Vélez Sársfield and made his debut in the
Argentine Primera División on 12 November 2006, replacing
Lucas Castromán in the 72nd minute in a 3–0 win over
Gimnasia La Plata. He scored his first goal for the club on 25 November to level the scoreline at 1–1 in an away draw against
Nueva Chicago.
In the summer of 2007, Varea joined
Deportivo Español
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in the
third division, where he played 11 matches and scored two goals until December 2007. In 2008, Varea signed with Colombian side
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* Depor F.C., Cali, Colombia
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. He also played for
Central Córdoba in
Rosario before joined
NK Široki Brijeg
Nogometni klub Široki Brijeg ( en, Široki Brijeg Football Club) is a professional association football club from the city of Široki Brijeg, that is situated in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Currently, Široki Brijeg plays in the Premier League of ...
in summer 2009.
Varea made his debut for Široki Brijeg in a 2–1 away loss against
Sturm Graz
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In its history, Sturm Graz has won the Austrian f ...
on 16 July, in the second qualifying round of the
2009–10 Europa League. He made his league debut on 9 August against
Željezničar Sarajevo and scored his first goal for the club on 30 August, in a 2–0 home win over
Sloboda Tuzla. In January 2010, Varea was awarded the best foreign player in Bosnia and Herzegovina. At the 11th memorial tournament Gojko Šušak 2010 in Široki Brijeg he was awarded the best player of the tournament.
In June 2012, Varea joined
Ravan Baku in the
Azerbaijan Premier League. On 30 March 2013, he scored his first
hat-trick
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Origin
The term first appeared in 1858 in cricket, to describe H. H. Stephenson taking three wic ...
in his career in a 6–2 away win over
Turan IK. Varea made 31 appearances during the
2012–13
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season finishing as the club's top scorer with 14 goals.
In July 2014, Varea moved back to
Bosnia and Herzegovina
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, joining
Željezničar Sarajevo.
On 25 June 2015, Varea signed a one-year contract with Bulgarian side
Cherno More Varna
Cherno More ( bg, Черно Море) is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in the city of Varna, which currently competes in Bulgaria's primary football competition, the First League. Founded on March 3, 1913, as an asso ...
, after a successful trial period with the club. He made his debut in a 1–1 home draw against
Dinamo Minsk in the second qualifying round of the
2015–16 UEFA Europa League on 16 July. Varea scored his first goal on 11 September, opening a 2–1 home win over
Lokomotiv Plovdiv
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.
In the summer 2019, Varea joined Croatian club
NK Kamen Ivanbegovina.
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Career statistics
References
External links
*
Varea
at fieldoo.com
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1986 births
Living people
Argentine men's footballers
Argentine expatriate men's footballers
Men's association football forwards
Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield footballers
Deportivo Español footballers
Atlético Cali footballers
Central Córdoba de Rosario footballers
NK Široki Brijeg players
FK Željezničar Sarajevo players
Ravan Baku FK players
PFC Cherno More Varna players
NK Dugopolje players
KF Bylis players
Hibernians F.C. players
NK Imotski players
RNK Split players
Argentine Primera División players
Torneo Federal A players
Primera B Metropolitana players
Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina players
Azerbaijan Premier League players
Kategoria Superiore players
First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
Maltese Premier League players
First Football League (Croatia) players
Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Colombia
Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria
Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Malta
Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Albania
Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Croatia
Expatriate men's footballers in Colombia
Expatriate men's footballers in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria
Expatriate men's footballers in Azerbaijan
Expatriate men's footballers in Malta
Expatriate men's footballers in Albania
Expatriate men's footballers in Croatia
Footballers from Buenos Aires
Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Azerbaijan