Juan Carlos Arguedas
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Juan Carlos Arguedas Ávila | ||
Date of birth | 3 May 1970 | ||
Place of birth | , Costa Rica | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
1986–1988 | Carmelita | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1988–1995 | Alajuelense | 194 | (57) |
1995 | → Bucaramanga (loan) | ||
1995–1996 | Tecos UAG | 11 | (1) |
1996–1997 | Saprissa | ||
1997–1998 | Cobán Imperial | ||
1998–1999 | Aurora | ||
1999–2000 | Herediano | (23) | |
2000–2004 | Carmelita | ||
2003 | Virginia Beach Mariners | ||
International career‡ | |||
1991–2000 | Costa Rica | 24 | (4) |
Managerial career | |||
2004–2007 | Carmelita | ||
2007–2009 | San Carlos | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 April 2014 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 January 2014 |
Juan Carlos Arguedas Ávila (born 3 May 1970) is a retired Costa Rican footballer.
Club career
[edit]Arguedas used to play for AD Carmelita, but was also part of the three "big teams" of Costa Rica's football, Deportivo Saprissa, Herediano[1] and Alajuelense. He made his professional debut for the latter on 18 March 1988 against Ramonense.[2] He was Costa Rica's league top goalscorer twice, in 1994/95 and 1999/2000 with 28 and 23 goals respectively and scored a total of 125 goals in Costa Rica's Premier Division .[3]
Spells abroad
[edit]He also had a spell with Tecos in the Primera División de México,[4] in the Guatemalan top division with Cobán Imperial[5] and Aurora[6] and with Colombian side Atlético Bucaramanga.[7] He also had a short stint with Virginia Beach Mariners.[8]
He announced his retirement in May 2004.[9]
International career
[edit]He played for Costa Rica at the 1989 FIFA World Youth Championship in Saudi Arabia.[10]
He made his senior debut for Costa Rica in a May 1991 friendly match against Uruguay and earned a total of 24 caps, scoring 4 goals. He has represented his country in 4 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[10] and played at the 1993 UNCAF Nations Cup[11] as well as the 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[12]
He played his final international game in September 2000 against Barbados.
International goals
[edit]- Scores and results list Costa Rica's goal tally first.
N. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 3 July 1991 | Rose Bowl, Los Angeles, United States | ![]() | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
2. | 23 August 1992 | Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica | ![]() | 3–0 | 5–1 | 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification |
3. | 23 August 1992 | Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica | ![]() | 4–0 | 5–1 | 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification |
4. | 16 February 1993 | Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica | ![]() | 4–0 | 6–0 | 1993 UNCAF Nations Cup |
Managerial career
[edit]After retiring as a player, Arguedas started managing Carmelita. Later he was appointed manager of San Carlos[13] and Ramonense.[14]
References
[edit]- ^ Arguedas agitó el futbol El goleador firmará hoy con el Herediano; negra sorpresa para la Liga - Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ Juan Carlos Arguedas "Soy un caballero" - Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ Ligado al fútbol - Al Día (in Spanish)
- ^ Tecos Stats Archived 2014-04-28 at the Wayback Machine - Mediotiempo
- ^ Juan Carlos Arguedas, Michael Myers y Olman Oviedo levantan al Cobán - Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ Aurora más cerca Larrea y Juan Carlos Arguedas anotaron y los aurinegros son sublíderes del torneo chapín - Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ Retana Cuendis, Pedro (9 January 2010). "El máximo goleador de la historia del Herediano debuta hoy en el banquillo del equipo sagradeño ante el campeón Barrio México" [The top goal-scorer in the history of Herediano debuts on the bench of Sagrada Familia against the champion ante Barrio México] (in Spanish). Diario Extra. Archived from the original on 29 February 2012.
- ^ Mariners Acquire Internationals Aguilera and Arguedas - OSC
- ^ Arguedas se retira del fútbol - Al Día (in Spanish)
- ^ a b Juan Carlos Arguedas – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ UNCAF Tournament 1993 - RSSSF
- ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1991 - Full Details Archived 2013-10-16 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
- ^ Juan Carlos Areguedas técnico de San Carlos - Diario Extra (in Spanish)
- ^ Juan Carlos Arguedas dirigirá a Ramonense - Nación (in Spanish)
External links
[edit]- Juan Carlos Arguedas at National-Football-Teams.com