Luis Vargas Peña (1905 in

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–1994) was one of the greatest

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an footballers ( wingers) before the

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. He was the first

an to score a goal for the

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in a

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, accomplishing that in a match valid for the group stage of the 1930 FIFA World Cup against

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, played on 20 July. Vargas Peña also had the honour of being the first captain for Paraguay in a World Cup. During most of his career he played for the club Olimpia Asunción.

International goals

Paraguay's goal tally first

Sources

* A.Gowarzewski : "FUJI Football Encyclopedia. World Cup FIFA*part I*Biographical Notes – Heroes of Mundials"; GiA Katowice 1993 * http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/w/pwc/mr_1089.html * http://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/teams/paraguay.html 1905 births 1930 FIFA World Cup players 1994 deaths Footballers from Asunción Paraguayan men's footballers Club Olimpia footballers Paraguay men's international footballers Men's association football forwards {{Paraguay-footy-forward-stub