12. Rodrigo Vargas
Qantas Socceroo recruited from Green Gully in Victoria. Since his arrival at Melbourne Victory in 2006, Rodrigo Vargas has established himself as of Australia's best defenders. Vargas won his first Victory Medal alongside Archie Thompson for his efforts in 2007/08 and made his international debut for Australia in an AFC Asian Cup qualifier against Indonesia in Jakarta in 2009.
Date of birth:
Oct 20, 1978
Place of birth:
Melbourne, Victoria
Previous Clubs:
1996 Springvale City (Vic)
1997-99 Port Melbourne (Vic)
1999-2004 Melbourne Knights (Australia)
2004-06 Green Gully (Vic)
Hyundai A-League Debut Appearance:
v Adelaide United (W2-0), Olympic Park Stadium, 25 August 2006
Hyundai A-League Debut Goal:
v Adelaide United (D1-1), Hindmarsh Stadium, 7 September 2007
Representative Honours Achieved:
Major Honours Achieved:
1999 Victorian Under-21 Player of the Year
2005 Victorian Media Panels Player of the Year
2007 Hyundai A-League Grand Final winner
2008 AFC Champions League
2009 Hyundai A-League Grand Final winner
Hyundai A-League [ 2006/07 Season ]
| GP | GS | MIN | S | CS | G | A | Att | On | Pen | Hat | OFF | FC | Y | R |
| 23 | 23 | 2095 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 1 |
Hyundai A-League [ 2007-08 ]
| GP | GS | MIN | S | CS | G | A | Att | On | Pen | Hat | OFF | FC | Y | R |
| 20 | 20 | 1798 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 1 |
Hyundai A-League [ 2008-09 ]
| GP | GS | MIN | S | CS | G | A | Att | On | Pen | Hat | OFF | FC | Y | R |
| 24 | 24 | 2160 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 3 | 0 |
Hyundai A-League [ 2009-10 ]
| GP | GS | MIN | S | CS | G | A | Att | On | Pen | Hat | OFF | FC | Y | R |
| 29 | 29 | 2643 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 46 | 1 | 0 |
Hyundai A-League [ 2010/11 ]
| GP | GS | MIN | S | CS | G | A | Att | On | Pen | Hat | OFF | FC | Y | R |
| 4 | 4 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
Legend
| NO = Shirt Number | POS = Position | GP = Games Played |
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| GS = Games Started | MIN = Minutes | S = Keeper Saves |
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| CS = Keeper Clean sheets | G = Goals | A = Goal Assists |
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| Att = Attempts on Goal | On = Attempts on Target | Pen = Penalty Goals |
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| Hat = Hatricks | OFF = Offsides | FC = Fouls Committed |
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| Y = Cautions | R = Expulsions | |