Osvaldo Vargas
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Osvaldo Dionisio Vargas Gómez | ||
| Date of birth | 10 October 1957 | ||
| Place of birth | Papudo, Chile | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Independiente Papudo | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1976–1979 | Unión La Calera | ||
| 1979–1984 | O'Higgins | 140 | (7) |
| 1985–1986 | Gimnasia La Plata | 11 | (1) |
| 1986 | Filanbanco | ||
| 1986 | Unión Española | 9 | (0) |
| 1987 | Rangers | ||
| 1988–1989 | Deportes Valdivia | 47 | (2) |
| 1990 | Deportes Concepción | 17 | (0) |
| 1991 | Santiago Wanderers | 14 | (1) |
| 1992 | Minervén | ||
| 1992 | Deportes Antofagasta | ||
| 1993 | Deportes Puerto Montt | ||
| International career | |||
| 1979 | Chile U20 | ||
| 1980–1981 | Chile | 3 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Osvaldo Dionisio Vargas Gómez (born 10 October 1957) is a Chilean former footballer who played as a centre-back. Besides Chile, he played in Argentina, Ecuador and Venezuela.
As a youth player, Vargas was with Independiente from Papudo and then he joined Unión La Calera in the Chilean second level.[1] In his homeland, he had an extensive career playing for clubs such as O'Higgins,[2] Deportes Valdivia,[3] Deportes Concepción,[4] among others.[5]
Abroad, he played for Gimnasia La Plata in Argentina,[6] Filanbanco in Ecuador[7] and Minervén in Venezuela.[8]
His last club was Deportes Puerto Montt in 1993.[9]
International career
Vargas represented Chile at under-20 level in the 1979 South American Championship.[10]
At senior level, he made three appearances for the Chile national team in friendly matches between 1980 and 1981[11] and scored one goal against Argentina.[12]
Personal life
He is better known by his nickname Papudo Vargas.[13]