Miguel Alejandro Vargas Soto (born 15 May 1969) is a Chilean former footballer who played as a

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for clubs in Chile and Greece.

Club career

A product of

Colo-Colo Club Social y Deportivo Colo-Colo () is a Chilean professional football club based in Macul, Santiago. Founded in 1925 by David Arellano they play in the Chilean Primera División, from which they have never been relegated. The team has pla ...

youth system, Vargas took part of the first team thanks to the coach

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and made five appearances in 1988 in the league, as well as in the Copa Libertadores. He also was with them in the 1995 season. In both the 1987 and 1989 seasons, he played on loan at

Rangers de Talca Club Social de Deportes Rangers is a Chilean football club based in the city of Talca. The club was founded November 2, 1902 and plays in the second level of the Chilean football system. Their home games are played at the Fiscal stadium, which h ...

. In the Chilean Primera División, he also played for

Deportes Antofagasta Deportes Antofagasta is a Chilean football club based in the city of Antofagasta currently playing in the Campeonato Nacional. The club's home stadium is the Estadio Bicentenario Calvo y Bascuñán, which has a capacity of 21,178. History The ...

(1992),

Coquimbo Unido Coquimbo Unido is a Chilean football club based in the city of Coquimbo. The club was founded August 30, 1958 and will play in the Chilean Primera División on 2022. Their home games are played at the Estadio Municipal Francisco Sánchez Rumoroso ...

(1994),

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(1996) and

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. In the

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, he played for Audax Italiano (1991) and Magallanes (1993). Abroad, he played for

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in the

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from 1998 to 2000, becoming the third Chilean to play for the club after

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and

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Coaching career

He began his career as coach at the

academies and works for the

youth system since 2019.

References

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Miguel Vargas
at Mi.CSDColo-Colo.cl * 1969 births Living people Footballers from Santiago Chilean footballers Chilean expatriate footballers Chilean Primera División players Colo-Colo footballers Rangers de Talca footballers C.D. Antofagasta footballers Coquimbo Unido footballers Unión Española footballers Club Deportivo Palestino footballers Primera B de Chile players Audax Italiano footballers Deportes Magallanes footballers Super League Greece players OFI Crete F.C. players Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Greece Expatriate footballers in Greece Men's association football midfielders Chilean football managers {{Chile-footy-midfielder-stub