Juan Carlos Arguedas Ávila (born 3 May 1970) is a retired Costa Rican footballer.
Arguedas used to play for AD Carmelita, but was also part of the three "big teams" of Costa Rica's football, Deportivo Saprissa, Herediano[1] and Alajuelense.
[3] He also had a spell with Tecos in the Primera División de México,[4] in the Guatemalan top division with Cobán Imperial[5] and Aurora[6] and with Colombian side Atlético Bucaramanga.
[9] He played for Costa Rica at the 1989 FIFA World Youth Championship in Saudi Arabia.
[10] 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.