Pablo Alberto Vargas Pérez (born 16 February 1984) is a Spanish
footballer
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who plays as a
goalkeeper
In many team sports which involve scoring goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie or keeper) is a designated player charged with directly preventing the opposing team from scoring by blocking or intercepting o ...
.
Club career
Born in
Aznalcázar
Aznalcázar is a town located in the province of Seville, southern Spain. It is only 20 minutes away from Seville, and is one of the 13 towns located in Doñana National Park, one of Spain's most important national parks and wildlife reserves.
...
,
Province of Seville
The Province of Seville ( es, Sevilla) is a province of southern Spain, in the western part of the autonomous community of Andalusia. It is bordered by the provinces of Málaga, Cádiz in the south, Huelva in the west, Badajoz in the north and C ...
, Vargas finished his development at local
Real Betis
Real Betis Balompié, known as Real Betis () or just Betis, is a Spanish professional football club based in Seville in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1907, it plays in La Liga. It holds home games at the Estadio Benito Vill ...
, and made his senior debut with
the B-side in the
2003–04 season, in the
Segunda División B
Segunda División B ( en, Second Division B) was the third tier of the Spanish football league system containing 102 teams divided into five groups, until it was replaced by the new structure in 2021. It was administered by the Royal Spanish Foot ...
. In summer 2005 he joined another
reserve team
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, signing with fierce rivals
Sevilla Atlético.
Vargas made his professional debut on 22 September 2007, starting in a 2–2 home draw against
CD Castellón in the
Segunda División
The Campeonato Nacional de Liga de Segunda División, commercially known as LaLiga SmartBank for sponsorship reasons, is the men's second professional association football division of the Spanish football league system. Administrated by the Lig ...
. He also managed to collect the odd
bench appearance with the
first team
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* First team (association football), the colloquial name given to the most senior team fielded by a football club
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* First Team All-A ...
, in
La Liga
The Campeonato Nacional de Liga de Primera División, commonly known simply as Primera División in Spain, and as La Liga in English-speaking countries and officially as LaLiga Santander for sponsorship reasons, stylized as LaLiga, is the men's ...
.
In late July 2009, Vargas moved to third level club
CP Cacereño
Club Polideportivo Cacereño is a Spanish football team based in Cáceres, in the autonomous community of Extremadura. Founded in 1919, the club plays in Segunda División RFEF – Group 5, and holds home games at ''Estadio Príncipe Felipe'', ...
. He continued to compete in that tier in the following six years, representing
Universidad de Las Palmas CF
Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Club de Fútbol was a Spanish football team based in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, in the Canary Islands. Founded in 1994 as Vegueta-Universidad, it was dissolved in 2011 due to insurmountable economic p ...
,
Lucena CF
Lucena Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. was a Spanish football team based in Lucena, Córdoba, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1968, it was dissolved in 2015.
History
''Lucena Club de Fútbol'' was founded in 1968. It was originally ...
and again Cacereño.
La 'opción Cobos' gana enteros en el Cacereño ('Cobos option' gaining consistence at Cacereño)
El Periódico de Extremadura, 7 July 2012 (in Spanish)
References
External links
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1984 births
Living people
Spanish men's footballers
Footballers from Andalusia
Men's association football goalkeepers
Segunda División players
Segunda División B players
Tercera División players
Betis Deportivo Balompié footballers
Sevilla Atlético players
CP Cacereño players
Universidad de Las Palmas CF footballers
Lucena CF players