Diego Bengolea

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Bengolea and the second or maternal family name is Vargas.

Diego Bengolea

Personal information
Full name	Diego Didier Bengolea Vargas
Date of birth	December 7, 1979 (1979-12-07) (age 31)
Place of birth	Cochabamba, Bolivia
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Wilstermann
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1999-2001	Wilstermann	52	(3)
2002-2003	San José	40	(6)
2004-2006	Aurora	66	(1)
2007	Wilstermann	16	(0)
2008	The Strongest	24	(0)
2009	Bolívar	1	(0)
2010	Universitario de Sucre	11	(0)
2011-	Wilstermann
National team
2002-2003	Bolivia	5	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 18, 2010. † Appearances (Goals).

Diego Didier Bengolea Vargas (born December 7, 1979 in Cochabamba), is a Bolivian football midfielder. He currently plays for Wilstermann in second division.

Club career

Vargas' first club at the professional level was Wilstermann. After three good years and one national title among his achievements, Bengolea moved to San José, where he displayed his best performance yet, earning a spot in the national team. In 2004, he was signed by Aurora where he spent the next three seasons; however, his performance began to experience a decline. In 2007, he returned to Wilstermann but was relegated to the bench nearly the whole season. The following year he joined The Strongest. During the Clausura 2008 he suffered a serious knee injury that put his career to rest for several months.^[1] In August 2009, healed and once again ready to play he joined Bolívar.

Honours

Club

• Wilstermann
  • Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano: 2000

National team

Between 2002 and 2003, Bengolea played for Bolivia in 5 games scoring one goal.^[2] He found the net on a friendly match against Chilean club Cobreloa on August 27, 2003 in La Paz.^[3]

External links

• National Football Teams Diego Bengolea
• Diego Bengolea playing stats at ESPN Soccernet

References

1. ^ Bengolea, fuera
2. ^ Bolivia name squad for World Cup qualifiers
3. ^ Bolivia sacó baja calificación

Persondata
Name	Bengolea, Diego
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	December 7, 1979
Place of birth	Cochabamba, Bolivia
Date of death
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