| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Fabián Andrés Vargas Rivera | ||
| Date of birth | 17 April 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Bogotá, Colombia | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | AEK Athens | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996–1997 | América Cali | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1998–2003 | América Cali | 153 | (5) |
| 2003–2009 | Boca Juniors | 106 | (4) |
| 2006–2007 | → Internacional (loan) | 8 | (3) |
| 2009–2011 | Almería | 54 | (4) |
| 2011– | AEK Athens | 9 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1999– | Colombia | 41[1] | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:48, 5 April 2011 (UTC)~. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Fabián Andrés Vargas Rivera (born 17 April 1980 in Bogotá) is a Colombian football midfielder who currently plays for Superleague Greece club AEK Athens. He played also as a captain for the Colombia national team, Vargas can either play as a central Midfielder or as a defensive midfielder.
Vargas is a player of physical approach to the game (which earned him a reputation for being a dirty player), Vargas' nickname is el perro (the dog). He spent most of his professional career playing for Boca Juniors, playing 106 appearances in six years.
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On 18 June 2009 the Boca Juniors player of Colombian nationality Vargas has signed a three year deal with Almeria for a fee worth €4million ($6.5 million), he will move to Spain in July. On 5 September 2009, Vargas broke his ankle in half during a World Cup Qualifying game against Ecuador. he will be out indefinitely.[2]
On 6 September 2009, it was revealed that Vargas would not play for one year after tearing a ligament while playing for Colombia in a 2010 World Cup qualifier against Ecuador.[3]
On 26 August 2011, Fabián Vargas officially signed with Superleague Greece giants AEK Athens on a 1+1 year deal keeping him at the club until 2013[4]. After signing with AEK Vargas stated, "I am extremely happy I signed with AEK Athens. I am very happy that I will be given the opportunity to play European football as I have never played in a European competition before. I am also happy that I have signed for one of the biggest greek teams and our main goal is to win the league and titles."[5]
Vargas scored his first goal for AEK on his second league appearance against Xanthi, making the scoreline 1-1 with an incredible bicycle kick. AEK went on to win the match 3-4.
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