Sergio Bismarck Villar (born 5 January 1944) is a Uruguayan former

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who played as a

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. He played most of his career for

San Lorenzo de Almagro Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro, commonly known as San Lorenzo de Almagro or simply San Lorenzo (in English: ''Saint Lawrence''), is a sports club of Argentina in the Boedo district of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its football team ...

in Argentina. Villar started his career in Uruguay where he played for Club Sportivo Cerrito, C.A. Canillitas and Defensor S.C. In 1968 Villar joined San Lorenzo and in his first year with the club they won the

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, and became the first team in the professional era of Argentine football to complete a season without losing a game. In 1972 Villar was part of the San Lorenzo team that won both of the Argentine league titles, this time they completed the

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championship without losing a single game. Villar won his fourth title with San Lorenzo in 1974 when the club won the Nacional championship. Villar is one of only five players to have won four league championships with San Lorenzo, the others being

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Carlos Veglio Carlos José Veglio (born 27 August 1946, in Buenos Aires) is a former Argentine football striker. He won a number of major titles with San Lorenzo and Boca Juniors and represented the Argentina national football team. Playing career Early years ...

and

Agustín Irusta Agustín Ernesto Irusta (born 19 July 1942) is a former Argentine football goalkeeper who played most of his career for San Lorenzo de Almagro. Irusta was born in Villa María, Cordoba. He made his professional debut for San Lorenzo on 23 Jun ...

. Villar played his last game for San Lorenzo in 1981, by the end of his time with the club he had played 446 games, scoring 6 goals. Villar is top of the San Lorenzo all-time appearances list.San Lorenzo museum
Villar had a short spell with

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in 1982, after which he retired.

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San Lorenzo profile
1944 births Living people Uruguayan footballers Association football defenders Club Atlético River Plate (Montevideo) players Montevideo Wanderers F.C. players Defensor Sporting players Uruguayan expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Argentina San Lorenzo de Almagro footballers All Boys footballers Argentine Primera División players Uruguayan people of German descent {{argentina-footy-defender-stub