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. ^ a b c "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. ^ a b c "Profile of Eulogio Vargas". Besoccer. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Eulogio Vargas". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "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.


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