Personal information | |||
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Full name | Antonio Vargas Quijada | ||
Date of birth | 14 September 1959 | ||
Place of birth | San Roque, Cádiz, Spain | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
–1978 | Algeciras | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1978–1979 | Algeciras | 21 | (0) |
1979–1982 | Sevilla | 15 | (0) |
1982–1984 | Cartagena | 31 | (0) |
1985–1986 | Levante | 22 | (1) |
1987–1988 | Melilla | 20 | (0) |
1988–1989 | Olímpic | 23 | (1) |
Total | 132 | (2) | |
International career | |||
1978 | Spain U18 | 6 | (0) |
1979 | Spain U19 | 2 | (0) |
1979 | Spain U20 | 4 | (0) |
1978–1979 | Spain U21 | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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