Ángel Hugo Bargas (born 29 October 1946) is an

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former

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defender. He represented

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at the

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Playing career

Bargas, born in

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, started his career at Racing Club in 1965 but he moved to

Chacarita Juniors Club Atlético Chacarita Juniors (usually known simply as Chacarita) is an Argentine association football, football club headquartered in Villa Crespo, Buenos Aires, while the stadium is located in Villa Maipú, General San Martín Partido of Gre ...

in 1966. He was part of the team that won Chacarita's only Primera División title in 1969. In 1970 Bargas was awarded the Olimpia de Plata, which is given to the player of the year in Argentine football. Bargas moved to France in 1972 to play for

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, he stayed in France for the rest of his career, he moved on to

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in 1979,

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in 1981 and FC Le Puy in 1984. Bargas retired in 1985, but he had a brief comeback at the age of 41 in 1988 with AS Angoulême.

International career

Bargas played 30 games for the Argentina national team between 1971 and 1974 scoring 1 goal.rsssf: Argentina - Record International Players
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Honours

;

Argentine Primera División The Primera División (; ), known officially as Liga Profesional de Fútbol, or Torneo Betano for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Argentina and the highest level of the Argentine football league system. Organ ...

: Metropolitano 1969 ;

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: 1972–73, 1976–77 *

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: 1978-79

References

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