Víctor Agustín Ugarte Oviedo (5 May 1926 – 20 March 1995) was a Bolivian
footballer
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. He scored 16 goals in 45
cap
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s for
Bolivia
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, making him their third all-time top goalscorer behind
Joaquín Botero
Joaquín Botero Vaca (born 10 December 1977) is a Bolivian former professional footballer who played as a striker.
He is the second all-time top goalscorer for the Bolivia national team with 20 goals, and was the top goalscorer in world foo ...
and
Marcelo Moreno
Marcelo Martins Moreno (born 18 June 1987), known as Marcelo Martins in Bolivia and as Marcelo Moreno in other countries, is a Bolivian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Paraguayan Primera División club Cerro Porteño and ca ...
. His national team career lasted from 1947 to 1963, and he played for the Bolivian team that won the
1963
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Copa América
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, where he scored two goals in Bolivia's final match of the tournament against Brazil.
Ugarte spent most of his career with
Club Bolívar
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but he had a short spell with
Argentine
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club
San Lorenzo
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Places Argentina
* San Lorenzo, Santa Fe
* San Lorenzo Department, Chaco
* Monte San Lorenzo, a mountain on t ...
in 1958 where he was the first Bolivian to play in the
Argentine Primera
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. He also played for
Once Caldas
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They were the surprise winners ...
in
Colombia
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.
Ugarte retired from football in 1966. In his last years he suffered from poverty and illness, which contributed to his death on March 20, 1995, aged 68. The
Victor Agustín Ugarte stadium in
Potosí
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is named in his honour.
International goals
References
External links
International statisticsat
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Tupiza Bolivia biography
1926 births
1995 deaths
People from Sud Chichas Province
Bolivian footballers
Bolivia international footballers
Bolivian expatriate footballers
Club Bolívar players
San Lorenzo de Almagro footballers
Expatriate footballers in Argentina
Expatriate footballers in Colombia
Bolivian expatriate sportspeople in Argentina
Bolivian expatriate sportspeople in Colombia
Argentine Primera División players
Categoría Primera A players
Once Caldas footballers
1950 FIFA World Cup players
Copa América-winning players
Association football forwards
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