Olman Andrés Vargas López (born April 15, 1985) is a

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who currently plays for

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Club career

A tall striker, Vargas began his career with Ramonense, before moving to Carmelita where he scored 14 goals in 38 matches. While at Carmelita, Vargas was noticed by storied First Division club Deportivo Saprissa and joined the club for the 2009-10 season. He made 11 league appearances for Saprissa and netted 2 goals. He was then loaned to

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for the second half of the 2009-10 season. He appeared in 12 matches for Brujas only scoring 1 goal. In 2010, he was sent on loan to

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, and helped guide his new club into the 2010 Apertura playoffs and the final of the 2011 Apertura where it lost to Alajuelense in a penalty shootout. While with Herediano the striker netted 19 goals in 53 league appearances. On January 6, 2012, Vargas was signed to a multi-year contract by Columbus Crew of

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. On March 24, 2012, Vargas scored his first goal in the MLS, a header coming of a cross from left back

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. On November 20, 2012, Vargas was released by the Columbus Crew. He signed with

Herediano Club Sport Herediano (), commonly known as Herediano and nicknamed El Team, is a Costa Rican multisport club based in Heredia, Heredia province. Although they compete in a number of different sports, Herediano is mostly known for its association ...

at the beginning of 2013, but left them for Universidad in summer 2014. In December 2014 he signed for Guatemalan side Antigua de Guatemala. Ahead of the 2019/20 season, Vargas joined

International career

Vargas made his debut for

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in an April 2012

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against

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in which he immediately scored. He won his second and final cap in a June 2012

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match against

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International goals

:''Scores and results list Costa Rica's tally first.''

Personal life

Vargas has been engaged to model Tasha Hines since September 2013.Tasha Hines: "Él me hace feliz"
- Al Día

References

External links

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Columbus Crew profile
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nacion statistics (Herediano)
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Vargas, Olman 1985 births Living people Footballers from San José, Costa Rica Men's association football forwards Costa Rican men's footballers Costa Rica men's international footballers A.D. Ramonense players A.D. Carmelita footballers Deportivo Saprissa players Brujas F.C. players C.S. Herediano footballers Columbus Crew players La U Universitarios footballers Costa Rican expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Major League Soccer players Antigua GFC players