Juan Manuel Varea (born 23 March 1986 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine football player who currently plays for Croatian side NK Kamen Ivanbegovina.
Career Varea started his career with Vélez Sársfield and made his debut in the Argentine Primera División on 12 November 2006, replacing Lucas Castromán in the 72nd minute in a 3–0 win over Gimnasia La Plata. He scored his first goal for the club on 25 November to level the scoreline at 1–1 in an away draw against Nueva Chicago.
In the summer of 2007, Varea joined Deportivo Español in the third division, where he played 11 matches and scored two goals until December 2007. In 2008, Varea signed with Colombian side Depor. He also played for Central Córdoba in Rosario before joined NK Široki Brijeg in summer 2009.
Varea made his debut for Široki Brijeg in a 2–1 away loss against Sturm Graz on 16 July, in the second qualifying round of the 2009–10 Europa League. He made his league debut on 9 August against Željezničar Sarajevo and scored his first goal for the club on 30 August, in a 2–0 home win over Sloboda Tuzla. In January 2010, Varea was awarded the best foreign player in Bosnia and Herzegovina. At the 11th memorial tournament Gojko Šušak 2010 in Široki Brijeg he was awarded the best player of the tournament.sirokibrijeg.ba
In June 2012, Varea joined Ravan Baku in the Azerbaijan Premier League. On 30 March 2013, he scored his first hat-trick in his career in a 6–2 away win over Turan IK. Varea made 31 appearances during the 2012–13 season finishing as the club's top scorer with 14 goals.
In July 2014, Varea moved back to Bosnia and Herzegovina, joining Željezničar Sarajevo.
On 25 June 2015, Varea signed a one-year contract with Bulgarian side Cherno More Varna, after a successful trial period with the club. He made his debut in a 1–1 home draw against Dinamo Minsk in the second qualifying round of the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League on 16 July. Varea scored his first goal on 11 September, opening a 2–1 home win over Lokomotiv Plovdiv.
In the summer 2019, Varea joined Croatian club NK Kamen Ivanbegovina.Romantika u Zadru: 'Gaučo' iz 3. HNL bacio publiku u delirij..., 24sata.hr, 20 October 2019
Career statistics
+ Club statistics Season Club League League Cup Continental Total App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals 2006–07Vélez SársfieldPrimera División5100—51 2007–08Deportivo EspañolPrimera B Metropolitana11200—112 2008Depor AguablancaCategoría Primera B18900—189 2008–09Central CórdobaPrimera B Metropolitana18100—181 2009–10Široki BrijegPremijer Liga291400203114 2010–111541040204 2011–122285010288 2012–13Ravan BakuAzerbaijan Premier League311431—3415 2013–1429331—324 2014–15Željezničar SarajevoPremijer Liga20221—223 2015–16Cherno MoreBulgarian A Group62211093 2015–16Bylis BallshAlbanian Superliga1410000141 Total Argentina 3440000344 Colombia 1890000189 Bosnia and Herzegovina 8628817010129 Azerbaijan601762006619 Bulgaria62211093 Albania1410000141 Career total217611648024265
References
External links
Varea at fieldoo.com