Juan Pablo Vergara
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juan Pablo Vergara Martínez[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 24 February 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Lima,Peru | ||
| Date of death | 2 December 2019(aged 34) | ||
| Place of death | Juliaca,Peru | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009 | Sport Áncash | 32 | (9) |
| 2010 | CNI | 35 | (7) |
| 2011 | César Vallejo | 7 | (2) |
| 2011 | Sport Boys | 12 | (0) |
| 2012 | Real Garcilaso | 8 | (1) |
| 2012 | Inti Gas | 6 | (0) |
| 2013 | Alfonso Ugarte | 22 | (12) |
| 2014 | Los Caimanes | 8 | (1) |
| 2014 | Atlético Minero | 9 | (6) |
| 2015 | Sport Loreto | 30 | (4) |
| 2016–2018 | UTC | 106 | (24) |
| 2019 | Binacional | 21 | (6) |
| Total | 296 | (72) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Juan Pablo Vergara Martínez(24 February 1985 – 2 December 2019) was a Peruvian professionalfootballerwho played as amidfielder.
Career
[edit]Born inLima,Vergara began his professionalfootballcareer in 2003, when he debuted forUniversitario de Deportes.[2]He would then go on to play for various clubs inPerusuch asSport Áncash,CNI,César Vallejo,Sport Boys,Real Garcilaso,Inti Gas,Alfonso Ugarte de Puno,Los Caimanes,Atlético Minero,Sport Loreto,UTCandDeportivo Binacional.[1]With Binacional, Vergara won the2019 Torneo Aperturaand qualified for the championship round of the2019 Peruvian Liga 1 playoffs.[3]However, a car accident a few days before the scheduled matches for the championship round resulted in his tragic death.[4]
Death
[edit]On 2 December 2019, Vergara was involved in a car accident along with teammatesDonald MillánandJeferson Collazos.[5]The three footballers were headed toJuliacafromPunoto train withDeportivo Binacionalas preparation for their upcoming series of matches for the championship round of the2019 Peruvian Liga 1 playoffs.Around 14:30PET,Vergara's car flipped on the side of the Puno–Juliaca road due to slippery conditions caused by rain and hail.[6]The three were helped out of the vehicle by local rescuers and taken toClínica Americana,a clinic in Juliaca. Millán and Collazos were discharged unharmed but Vergara was in critical condition. Binacional then announced through its social media networks that blood donors were needed for surgical intervention. Hours later, the club announced the passing of Vergara. The clinic indicated through a press release that the impact of the steering wheel with Vergara resulted in "a severe massive hemorrhage in the left hemithorax." Vergara suffered a perforation of the liver by a broken rib, triggering a hemorrhage. Despite the early intervention of the doctors, the player died.[7]
Career statistics
[edit]| Club[1] | Season | League | National Cup | International Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sport Áncash | 2009 | Torneo Descentralizado | 32 | 9 | - | - | - | - | 32 | 9 |
| CNI | 2010 | Torneo Descentralizado | 35 | 7 | - | - | - | - | 35 | 7 |
| César Vallejo | 2011 | Torneo Descentralizado | 7 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 7 | 2 |
| Sport Boys | 2011 | Torneo Descentralizado | 12 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 12 | 0 |
| Real Garcilaso | 2012 | Torneo Descentralizado | 8 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 8 | 1 |
| Inti Gas | 2012 | Torneo Descentralizado | 6 | 0 | - | - | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Alfonso Ugarte | 2013 | Segunda División | 22 | 12 | - | - | - | - | 22 | 12 |
| Los Caimanes | 2014 | Torneo Descentralizado | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | - | - | 14 | 2 |
| Atlético Minero | 2014 | Segunda División | 9 | 6 | - | - | - | - | 9 | 6 |
| Sport Loreto | 2015 | Torneo Descentralizado | 30 | 4 | 7 | 0 | - | - | 37 | 4 |
| UTC | 2016 | Torneo Descentralizado | 42 | 10 | - | - | - | - | 42 | 10 |
| 2017 | 36 | 8 | - | - | - | - | 36 | 8 | ||
| 2018 | 28 | 6 | - | - | 1 | 0 | 29 | 6 | ||
| Binacional | 2019 | Liga 1 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 6 |
| Career total | 296 | 72 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 315 | 73 | ||
Honours
[edit]Club
[edit]- Peruvian Segunda Divisiónrunner-up:2013[1]
Individual
[edit]- Peruvian Segunda DivisiónPlayer of the Year:2013[2]
- Peruvian Liga 1Goal of the Year:2019.[8]
References
[edit]- ^abcdeJuan Pablo Vergaraat Soccerway. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
- ^ab"La vida futbolística de Juan Pablo Vergara"(in Spanish). AmericaTV. 3 December 2019.
- ^"Tables - Primera División - Peru - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Soccerway".
- ^"Juan Pablo Vergara falleció tras accidente de tránsito"(in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 3 December 2019.
- ^"Jugadores de Binacional sufren accidente en vía Juliaca – Puno"(in Spanish). La Republica. 2 December 2019.
- ^"Juan Pablo Vergara: Lluvias y granizado provocaron accidente donde falleció jugador del Binacional"(in Spanish). La Republica. 3 December 2019.
- ^"Estas fueron las causas de la muerte de Juan Pablo Vergara, futbolista del Binacional"(in Spanish). Peru21. 3 December 2019.
- ^"Liga 1: se realizó el sorteo del fixture del campeonato peruano 2020"(in Spanish). RPP Noticias. 16 January 2020.
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