Juan Carlos Arguedas Ávila (born 3 May 1970) is a retired Costa Rican footballer.
Club career Arguedas used to play for AD Carmelita, but was also part of the three "big teams" of Costa Rica's football, Deportivo Saprissa, HeredianoArguedas agitó el futbol El goleador firmará hoy con el Herediano; negra sorpresa para la Liga - Nación and Alajuelense. He made his professional debut for the latter on 18 March 1988 against Ramonense.Juan Carlos Arguedas "Soy un caballero" - Nación He was Costa Rica's league top goalscorer twice, in 1994/95 and 1999/2000 with 28 and 23 goals respectively and scored a total of 125 goals in Costa Rica's Premier Division .Ligado al fútbol - Al Día
Spells abroad He also had a spell with Tecos in the Primera División de México,Tecos Stats - Mediotiempo in the Guatemalan top division with Cobán ImperialJuan Carlos Arguedas, Michael Myers y Olman Oviedo levantan al Cobán - Nación and AuroraAurora más cerca Larrea y Juan Carlos Arguedas anotaron y los aurinegros son sublíderes del torneo chapín - Nación and with Colombian side Atlético Bucaramanga. He also had a short stint with Virginia Beach Mariners.Mariners Acquire Internationals Aguilera and Arguedas - OSC
He announced his retirement in May 2004.Arguedas se retira del fútbol - Al Día
International career He played for Costa Rica at the 1989 FIFA World Youth Championship in Saudi Arabia.
He made his senior debut for Costa Rica in a May 1991 friendly match against Uruguay and earned a total of 24 caps, scoring 4 goals. He has represented his country in 4 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and played at the 1993 UNCAF Nations CupUNCAF Tournament 1993 - RSSSF as well as the 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup.CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1991 - Full Details - RSSSF
He played his final international game in September 2000 against Barbados.
International goals Scores and results list Costa Rica's goal tally first. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 3 July 1991 Rose Bowl, Los Angeles, United States 1–1 2–3 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup 2. 23 August 1992 Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica 3–0 5–1 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification 3. 23 August 1992 Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica 4–0 5–1 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification 4. 16 February 1993 Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica 4–0 6–0 1993 UNCAF Nations Cup
Managerial career After retiring as a player, Arguedas started managing Carmelita. Later he was appointed manager of San CarlosJuan Carlos Areguedas técnico de San Carlos - Diario Extra and Ramonense.Juan Carlos Arguedas dirigirá a Ramonense - Nación
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