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Bolivian footballer (born 1979)

Pato Aguilera

Key facts

date of birthDecember 7, 1979
occupationassociation football player, association football coach
place of birthSanta Cruz de la Sierra
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Full name
Roland Vargas-Aguilera
Date of birth
December 7, 1979
Place of birth
Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
Height
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position
Midfielder
Years
Team
1998–1999
Blooming
2000–2001
Columbus Crew
2001–2002
Oriente Petrolero
2001
New England Revolution
2003–2004
Virginia Beach Mariners
2004–2005
Rochester Raging Rhinos
2006
Virginia Beach Mariners
2007
Huracán del Paso
2008
Montreal Impact
2008
→ Trois-Rivieres Attak (loan)
2009
Cleveland City Stars
2010
TTM Phichit
2011
Chiangrai United F.C.
2012
PTT Rayong F.C.
2013
Phuket F.C.
2019
Virginia Beach United

Roland "Pato" Vargas-Aguilera (born December 7, 1979, in Santa Cruz de la Sierra) is a Bolivian retired professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Career

Youth

Aguilera began his career in his native Bolivia, attending the prestigious Tahuichi Academy (which also produced Marco Etcheverry and Jaime Moreno), before moving to the United States to play soccer in 2000.

Professional

Aguilera was drafted in the 2000 MLS SuperDraft by the Columbus Crew. He went on to play for several teams in both Major League Soccer and the USL First Division, spending extended periods of time with the Virginia Beach Mariners and the Rochester Raging Rhinos.

In 2008 and played in 23 matches for the Montreal Impact. In 2008, he was loaned to the Impact's farm team the Trois-Rivières Attak of the Canadian Soccer League where he made his debut on June 27, 2008, in a 4–0 victory over TFC Academy. He recorded his first and second goal for Attak the next day on June 28 against TFC Academy in a 3–0 victory. On December 2, 2008, Impact announced the release of Aguilera.

He subsequently signed for the newly promoted USL First Division side Cleveland City Stars for the 2009 season.

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