Juan Manuel Vargas Risco simply known as Juan Manuel Vargas is a professional football player who plays as a left back for Peru National Team and the Peruvian professional football club, Club Universitario de Deportes.
Apart from playing for several Peruvian football clubs, he made his senior debut for Peru in 2004 and retired in 2016.
He has played in 62 matches and scored 4 goals for Peru.
Juan Manuel Vargas is of Peruvian nationality. He was born on 5 October 1983 in Magdalena del Mar, Peru and was highly interested in playing football since his childhood days.
He started playing career with Peru football club, Club Universitario de Deportes in 2002.
His annual salary is estimated to be around $85,000 which he receives while playing for his current club, Club Universitario de Deportes. He has a current market worth in the region of £2,70,000 as of 2018.
Additionally, he earned in excess of €1.2 million as an annual salary in 2012.
Looking at his professional football playing career, his total net-worth along with his assets is estimated to be above $ 550,000.
After playing for Union Minos, he joined the senior team of Club Universitario de Deportes in 2002 and made 69 appearances and scored 7 goals for the club as his side went on win the Apertura title in 2002.
He then moved to Argentina and signed with Argentinian football club, Club Atletico Colon in 2005.
Vargas signed a four contract with Italian football club, Calcio Catania in 2006 and scored his first goal for the club against SS Robur Siena on 31 October 2007. After his impressive performances at Calcio, he signed with Italian Serie A club, ACF Fiorentina.
He was transferred to Genoa C.F.C. for 2012/13 season.
The Peruvian defender then signed a two-year contract with Spanish La Liga club, Real Betis on August 2015 and made his La Liga debut against Villarreal CF on 23 August 2015.
He is currently playing for his former Peruvian football club, Universitario whom he signed in 2017.
Vargas made his senior international debut for Peru against Paraguay in 2006 World Cup Qualifiers in 2004 and scored his international goal against Bolivia in a friendly on 12 September 2007.
In Copa America 2011, he led the Peruvian team to finish in third place. Juan Manuel was part of a successful Peruvian squad alongside players such as striker, Andre Carrillo, midfielder, Yoshimar Yotun and defender, Christian Ramos that won the bronze medal at the Copa America in 2011 and 2015.
Currently 34, he stands at a height of 6 feet 1 inches and weighs around 77 kg. He is in the relationship and staying together with his girlfriend, Blanca Rodriguez. Together, the couple blessed with five children Luana Mia (Born in 2007), Anika Lia (Born on 28 December 2009), Juan Manuel (Born in 2011) Tiana Azul ( born in 2014 ), and Vitto Alfredo ( born in 2016 )
Blanca is a businesswoman who is the owner of the clothing brand Curlika. The couple is dating each other since 2002 but has not married yet.
