Adán Vergara
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Personal information | |||
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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) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
Universidad de Chile | |||
1993–1998 |
Cobreloa | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1998–2004 |
Cobreloa | 98 | (23) |
2005 | Atlante Neza | 18 | (0) |
2005 |
Vasco da Gama | 9 | (1) |
2006–2007 | Unión Española | 43 | (4) |
2008 | Zürich | 15 | (0) |
2009 | → Luzern (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) | |
International career | |||
2001 | Chile U20 | 1 | (0) |
2004 | Chile U23 | – | (–) |
Managerial career | |||
2018– | Cobreloa (youth) | ||
2020– | Cobreloa (youth women) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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.
Club career
Vergara started his career with
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
International career
Vergara made his debut Chile National Team in 2001, in the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship. He played many tournament in the National Team with U20 and U23 until 2004.
Coaching career
He graduated as a football manager in 2017.[2] Since 2018 he has worked in the Cobreloa youth system,[3] being also confirmed as coach of the women under-17 team in 2020.[4]
Personal life
Vergara is married to Cherry de Paula, a Brazilian dancer who came to Chile along with his dancing group Porto Seguro[5] at the beginning of the 2000s.[6]
Honours
Club
- Cobreloa
- Universidad Católica
- 2010
References
- ^ "Bid.HTM". Archived from the original on 2006-05-29. Retrieved 2010-08-10.
- ^ "Penquistas sacaron nota siete y esperan pizarra propia". Diario Concepción (in Spanish). 23 January 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
- ^ Adán Vergara on LinkedIn
- TNT Sports Chile. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
- ^ "Porto Seguro". MusicaPopular.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 August 2022.
- ^ "Adán Vergara y Cherry hablan de sus 16 años juntos desde el lugar donde todo empezó". FLANLATE (in Spanish). 19 June 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
External links
- Adán Vergara at Soccerway
- Adán Vergara at BDFA (in Spanish)
- CSL official (in Chinese)