In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Arguedas and the second or maternal family name is Ávila.

Juan Carlos Arguedas Ávila (born 3 May 1970) is a retired Costa Rican footballer.

Club career

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

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

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

Scores and results list Costa Rica's goal tally first.
N. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 3 July 1991 Rose Bowl, Los Angeles, United States  United States 1–1 2–3 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup
2. 23 August 1992 Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica  Panama 3–0 5–1 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
3. 23 August 1992 Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica  Panama 4–0 5–1 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
4. 16 February 1993 Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica  Nicaragua 4–0 6–0 1993 UNCAF Nations Cup

Managerial career

After retiring as a player, Arguedas started managing Carmelita. Later he was appointed manager of San Carlos[13] and Ramonense.[14]

References

  1. ^ Arguedas agitó el futbol El goleador firmará hoy con el Herediano; negra sorpresa para la Liga - Nación (in Spanish)
  2. ^ Juan Carlos Arguedas "Soy un caballero" - Nación (in Spanish)
  3. ^ Ligado al fútbol - Al Día (in Spanish)
  4. ^ Tecos Stats Archived 2014-04-28 at the Wayback Machine - Mediotiempo
  5. ^ Juan Carlos Arguedas, Michael Myers y Olman Oviedo levantan al Cobán - Nación (in Spanish)
  6. ^ Aurora más cerca Larrea y Juan Carlos Arguedas anotaron y los aurinegros son sublíderes del torneo chapín - Nación (in Spanish)
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ Mariners Acquire Internationals Aguilera and Arguedas - OSC
  9. ^ Arguedas se retira del fútbol - Al Día (in Spanish)
  10. ^ a b Juan Carlos Arguedas – FIFA competition record (archived)
  11. ^ UNCAF Tournament 1993 - RSSSF
  12. ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1991 - Full Details Archived 2013-10-16 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
  13. ^ Juan Carlos Areguedas técnico de San Carlos - Diario Extra (in Spanish)
  14. ^ Juan Carlos Arguedas dirigirá a Ramonense - Nación (in Spanish)
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Carlos_Arguedas
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