Sergio Bernabé Vargas Buscalia (born 17 August 1965 in

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) is an Argentine born

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an naturalised football manager and former

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. He received ten caps for the Chile national team during his career. Vargas retired in 2005.

Club career

Vargas began his career in Independiente. After three seasons at the club with 98 appearances, he left for

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. However Vargas left after a season to join

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. Vargas, with other players such as

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, Rogelio Delgado,

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and

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, helped Universidad de Chile to win the

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in 1994 and again in 1995. Before 1994, Universidad de Chile last won the championship in 1969. Vargas will continue to win the

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in 1998 with Universidad de Chile. In 2000, he won the

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with Universidad de Chile, winning both the Primera División de Chile and Copa Chile. Vargas earned the nickname "Superman" for his constant saves in the air, especially in the last few moments. In 2002, the President of Universidad de Chile, Dr. , terminated Vargas's contract. Vargas then left for

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where he stayed for as season. He then went to

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. After two seasons, Vargas retired from soccer in 2005. Recently entitled football coach, after a brief passage as technical manager at Universidad de Chile.

International career

Vargas was summoned for selection by

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U17 team but played for

in 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. Vargas made his debut match against

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on 24 April 2001, which Chile lost 0–1 to an

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. He was also capped for the

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, playing four matches as Chile were knocked out in the quarterfinals.

Managerial career

In 2010, Vargas began his coaching career with Sportverein Jugendland Fussball in the Chilean Tercera B. The next year, he moved to

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in the Tercera A. In 2014, he coached

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in the Primera B and, in 2015, he coached Trasandino in the Segunda División Profesional. In addition, Vargas has worked as Sports Director of

on two steps: from 2006 to 2007 and from 2019 to 2021 alongside

. In January 2023, he assumed as Sport Manager of Barnechea.

Personal life

His son,

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, has been a professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. After his retirement, Vargas has worked as a football commentator and analyst in different TV and radio media, such as Canal del Fútbol,

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and

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. In addition, he has worked for the newspaper

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Honours

Club

;Independiente *

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(1):

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* Intercontinental Cup (1):

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(2):

1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The '' Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently ...

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Sergio Vargas
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