Fabián Vargas

Fabián Andrés Vargas Rivera is a Colombian footballer. He was born in 1980 in Bogotá, Colombia. He plays for Club Atlético Independiente as a midfielder. He began his professional playing career at América Cali, where he played from 1998 to 2003, then he played for Boca Juniors from 2003 to 2009 except his season-long loan spell at Internacional. In the summer of 2009 Vargas moved to the Spanish side UD Almería for a fee of €4million but soon he suffered an injury. At the end of August 2011 Vargas moved to Greece where he joined AEK Athens on a contract valid until 2013 but in a year he left the club for Club Atlético Independiente. In the summer 2013 Vargas completed a move to a Colombian side Barcelona.

Since 1999 he has represented the Colombia national team.