Eulogio Vargas

Eulogio Vargas

Personal information
Date of birth	(1931-03-21)21 March 1931
Place of birth	Formosa, Argentina
Date of death	26 August 2020(2020-08-26) (aged 89)
Place of death	La Paz, Bolivia
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1958-1961	The Strongest
1961-1962	Municipal La Paz
1966-1967	Bolívar
1968-1970	Universitario La Paz
International career
1963	Bolivia	5	(0)
Medal record Representing  Bolivia Copa América Winner 1963 Bolivia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Eulogio Vargas (21 March 1931 – 26 August 2020) was an Argentine-born Bolivian footballer.[1][2][3] He played in five matches for the Bolivia national football team in 1963.[4] He was also part of Bolivia's squad that won the 1963 South American Championship.[5] Vargas died in La Paz, Bolivia, on 26 August 2020, at the age of 89.[1][6]

International career

Born in Argentina, he obtained Bolivian citizenship at the beginning of the 1960s.[1]

Vargas was selected in Bolivia's squad for the 1963 South American Championship on home soil.[5]

Vargas played 5 games during the competition, getting his first cap on 10 March against Ecuador.[3][5] The game against Brazil on 31 March was his fifth and last cap,[3] as Bolivia won the competition, its first and only Copa America.

References

1. "Fallece Eulogio Vargas, campeón sudamericano con Bolivia en 1963". Los Tiempos. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
2. "Eulogio Vargas". World Football. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
3. "Profile of Eulogio Vargas". Besoccer. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
4. "Eulogio Vargas". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
5. "South American Championship 1963". RSSSF. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
6. Sempértegui, Rafael (26 August 2020). "Falleció Eulogio Vargas, campeón Sudamericano con Bolivia en 1963". La Razón. Retrieved 6 May 2024.