At the age of 34, Gonzalo Pérez de Vargas opened a new chapter of his book of life: After spending almost his entire career at Barça, a period which included the taking of five EHF Champions League trophies and 11 Spanish championships, the goalkeeper moved to German side THW Kiel.

But four months before he left Barcelona, he tore his ACL, meaning he missed the TruckScout24 EHF FINAL4 2025 with Barça and his start at Kiel. The two-time EHF EURO champion played his first match for THW in November 2025.