Gonzalo Pérez de Vargas

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Pérez de Vargas and the second or maternal family name is Moreno.

Gonzalo Pérez de Vargas Moreno (born 10 January 1991) is a Spanish professional handball player for FC Barcelona and the Spanish national team.^[1][2]

Gonzalo Pérez de Vargas
Vargas in 2016
Personal information
Full name	Gonzalo Pérez de Vargas Moreno
Born	(1991-01-10) 10 January 1991 (age 34) Toledo, Spain
Nationality	Spanish
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	FC Barcelona
Number	1
Senior clubs
Years	Team
2009–2025	FC Barcelona
2011–2013	→ BM Granollers (loan)
2013–2014	→ Fenix Toulouse (loan)
2025–	THW Kiel
National team 1
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–	Spain	193	(18)
Medal record Olympic Games 2020 Tokyo Team 2024 Paris Team World Championship 2021 Egypt 2023 Poland/Sweden European Championship 2018 Croatia 2020 Sweden/Austria/Norway 2016 Poland 2022 Hungary/Slovakia 2014 Denmark
1 National team caps and goals correct as of 13 January 2025

Career

Vargas started playing handball at his hometown club Amibal Toledo. In 2007, he switched to FC Barcelona Handbol. In the 2010/2011, he won the treble with the club, with the Spanish championship, Copa del Rey and EHF Champions League.

For the 2011/2012 season, he joined league rivals BM Granollers.^[3] Two years after he joined French side Fenix Toulouse Handball on a three year deal.^[4]

For the 2014/2015 season, he returned to FC Barcelona to replace Arpad Šterbik.^[5]

In February 2025, he tore his cruciate ligament which has kept him out for the rest of the season.^[6] To replace him Barcelona signed Vincent Gerard, who came out of retirement to join FC Barcelona.^[7]

National team

Vargas debuted for the Spanish national team in 2012 in a 34-20 win against Portugal.^[8]

His first major international tournament was the 2014 European Men's Handball Championship.

At the 2018 European Championship in Croatia and the 2020 European Championship in Sweden/Austria/Norway he won gold medals with the Spanish team. In the latter he made the tournament All-star team as the goalkeeper.

He participated at the 2019 World Men's Handball Championship.^[9][10]

At the 2022 European Men's Handball Championship, he won a silver medal.

At the 2025 World Men's Handball Championship in a match against Sweden, Vargas showed a high level of fair play, when at the 40 minute mark Hampus Wanne got an incorrect red card for hitting Vargas in the head on a penalty throw, Pérez de Vargas went to the referee to correct him and let Wanne play on.^[11]

Honours

• EHF Champions League
  • 2011, 2015, 2021, 2022, 2024

• IHF Men's Super Globe
  • 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019

• Spanish League
  • 2011, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024

• Copa del Rey
  • 2009, 2010, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024

• Copa ASOBAL
  • 2010, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025

• Supercopa ASOBAL
  • 2009, 2010, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021

• Catalan Supercup
  • 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024

• Pyrenean league
  • 2010, 2011

• Iberian Supercup
  • 2022, 2023, 2024