Diego Didier Bengolea Vargas (born December 7, 1979 in Cochabamba), is a

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Club career

Vargas' first club at the professional level was

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. After three good years and one national title among his achievements, Bengolea moved to

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, 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

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. During the Clausura 2008 he suffered a serious knee injury that put his career to rest for several months. In August 2009, healed and once again ready to play he joined Bolívar.

International career

Between 2002 and 2003, Bengolea played for

in 5 games scoring one goal. He found the net on a friendly match against Chilean club

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on August 27, 2003 in

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Honours

Club

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: 2000

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* * 1979 births Living people Sportspeople from Cochabamba Men's association football midfielders Bolivian men's footballers Bolivia men's international footballers C.D. Jorge Wilstermann players Club San José players Club Aurora players The Strongest players Club Bolívar players Universitario de Sucre footballers {{Bolivia-footy-midfielder-stub