Adán Vergara
Adán Jonathan Vergara Villagra (born 9 May 1981 in Iquique) is a Chilean football player and who currently plays for San Antonio Unido in Chile. He is an experienced and powerful central defender.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Adán Jonathan Vergara Villagra | ||
| Date of birth | 9 May 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Iquique, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Universidad de Chile | |||
| 1993–1998 | Cobreloa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2004 | Cobreloa | 98 | (23) |
| 2005 | Atlante | 18 | (0) |
| 2005 | Vasco da Gama | 9 | (1) |
| 2006–2007 | Unión Española | 43 | (4) |
| 2008 | Zürich | 15 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Lucerne (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Dalian Shide | 25 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Universidad Católica | 15 | (2) |
| 2011 | Santiago Wanderers | 12 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Mineros de Guayana | 10 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Ñublense | 20 | (1) |
| 2014–2016 | Deportes Temuco | 9 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | San Antonio Unido | 31 | (2) |
| Total | 310 | (34) | |
| National team | |||
| 1999–2004 | U20, U23 | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 January 2018 | |||
Career
Vergara started his career with Universidad de Chile in 1988. In 1993, he moved to Cobreloa where he had his professional debut in the first division in 1998. He played at Cobreloa, in the first division for six years, winning three Chilean Championships. He participated in five Copa Libertadores.
He first played outside Chile for Atlante. After this, he played the Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol in 2005 with Vasco da Gama, in a team that also counted the national famous player, Romário, until end of season.[1] He came back to Chile and played for Unión Española in 2006, he impressed with his abilities. On February, 2008, he signed a contract with FC Zürich, beginning a career in European football. In 2009, Adan went to loan by FC Lucerne, also in Switzerland, to strengthen their defense. In 2009, after 2 matches, he received a propose to play in Asia with Chinese club Dalian Shide making it one of the Chilean players with more experience of the current. In 2010, he signed with Universidad Católica, in Chile. In 2011, he go to Santiago Wanderers and 2012 playing in Mineros de Guayana, Venezuela.
Chilean National Team
Vergara made his debut Chile National Team in 1999, in the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship. He played many tournament in the National Team with U20 and U23 until 2004.
Honours
Club
- Cobreloa
- Primera División de Chile (3): 2003 Apertura, 2003 Clausura, 2004 Clausura
- Universidad Católica
- Primera División de Chile (1): 2010
References
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2006-05-29. Retrieved 2010-08-10.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
External links
- CSL official (in Chinese)