Miguel_Vargas_(footballer,_born_1969)

Miguel Vargas (footballer, born 1969)

Miguel Vargas (footballer, born 1969)

Chilean footballer

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Vargas and the second or maternal family name is Soto.

Miguel Alejandro Vargas Soto (born 15 May 1969) is a Chilean former footballer who played as a midfielder for clubs in Chile and Greece.

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Club career

A product of Colo-Colo youth system, Vargas took part of the first team thanks to the coach Arturo Salah[1] and made five appearances in 1988 in the league, as well as in the Copa Libertadores.[2] He also was with them in the 1995 season.[3][4] In both the 1987 and 1989 seasons, he played on loan at Rangers de Talca.[5]

In the Chilean Primera División, he also played for Deportes Antofagasta (1992),[6] Coquimbo Unido (1994),[7] Unión Española (1996)[8] and Palestino.[9]

In the Chilean Segunda División, he played for Audax Italiano (1991),[10] Magallanes (1993)[9] and Santiago Morning (1998).[11]

Abroad, he played for OFI Crete in the Alpha Ethniki from 1999 to 2000,[12] becoming the third Chilean to play for the club after Alejandro Hisis and Jaime Vera.[13]

Coaching career

He began his career as coach at the Colo-Colo academies[14] and works for the Colo-Colo youth system since 2019.[15]

References

  1. [1]
    Vive Deportes (10 October 2013) Miguel Vargas y su imitación de Arturo Salah on YouTube (in Spanish) Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  2. [2]
    "COLO-COLO 0:0 ORIENTE PETROLERO - COPA LIBERTADORES 1988". historiadecolocolo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 January 2023.
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    @dalealbocl (28 October 2021). "Miguel Vargas, exvolante del Colo Colo de Gustavo Benítez que fue parte del equipo que protagonizó la mayor goleada en la historia, hoy imparte instrucciones en Rancagua" (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 January 2023 – via Instagram.
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    "Torneo de Primera División 1995 - Estadísticas". historiadecolocolo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 January 2023.
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    "ESPECIAL: Colo Colo campeón Copa Chile 1988 | Somos Chile - Colo Colo". Somos Chile (in Spanish). 16 August 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
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    @futboldeantescl (July 17, 2019). "Deportes Antofagasta 1992" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 January 2023 – via Twitter.
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    "Coquimbo 1994 - Campeonato Nacional". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  8. [8]
    "Union Española 1996 - Campeonato Nacional". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  9. [9]
    "Miguel Vargas :: Miguel Alejandro Vargas Soto ::". www.ceroacero.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  10. [10]
    "AUDAX ITALIANO 2:0 COLO-COLO - COPA CHILE DIGEDER 1991". historiadecolocolo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  11. [11]
    "Recuerdos del Fútbol Chileno Fotos y Vídeos. - 📷 Santiago Morning ⚽️ 📌 Año 1998 🇨🇱 #clubdeportivosantiagomorning #santiagomorning | Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2024-03-21.
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    Almazán, Felipe (16 August 2021). "Luis Felipe Gallegos jugará en la mítica isla del minotauro". Balón Latino (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 January 2023.
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    Barrientos, Juan Pablo (21 February 2013). "Chilenos en: OFI Creta (Grecia)". Peloteros Chilenos en el Extranjero. (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  14. [14]
    Jorquera Rozbaczylo, Patricio (3 August 2020). "#SesionesCTF Entrenadores formadores abren ciclo de agosto". www.ctfutbol.cl (in Spanish). Colegio de Entrenadores de Fútbol. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  15. [15]
    Munizaga, Sebastián (7 November 2022). "Colo Colo Sub 14 no puede con Palestino y cae en la final de la categoría". Dale Albo (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 January 2023.


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