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Diego Bengolea

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Diego Bengolea
Personal information
Full name Diego Didier Bengolea Vargas
Date of birth (1979-12-07) December 7, 1979 (age 44)
Place of birth Cochabamba, Bolivia
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2001 Wilstermann 52 (3)
2002–2003 San José 40 (6)
2004–2006 Aurora 66 (1)
2007 Wilstermann 16 (0)
2008 The Strongest 24 (0)
2009 Bolívar 1 (0)
2010 Universitario de Sucre 11 (0)
2011–2012 Wilstermann
2012–2013 Aurora 8 (0)
International career
2002–2003 Bolivia 5 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 18, 2010

Diego Didier Bengolea Vargas (born December 7, 1979, in Cochabamba), is a Bolivian retired football midfielder.

Club career

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Vargas' first club at the professional level was Wilstermann. After three good years and one national title among his achievements, Bengolea moved to San José, where he displayed his best performance yet, earning a spot in the national team. In 2004, he was signed by Aurora where he spent the next three seasons; however, his performance began to experience a decline. In 2007, he returned to Wilstermann but was relegated to the bench nearly the whole season. The following year he joined The Strongest. During the Clausura 2008 he suffered a serious knee injury that put his career to rest for several months.[1] In August 2009, healed and once again ready to play he joined Bolívar.

International career

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Between 2002 and 2003, Bengolea played for Bolivia in 5 games scoring one goal.[2] He found the net on a friendly match against Chilean club Cobreloa on August 27, 2003, in La Paz.[3]

Honours

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Club

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References

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  1. ^ Bengolea, fuera
  2. ^ Bolivia name squad for World Cup qualifiers[dead link]
  3. ^ "Bolivia sacó baja calificación". Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2009-05-27.
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