Luis Vargas Peña (1905 in Asunción–1994) was one of the greatest Paraguayan footballers (wingers) before the Second World War.[1] He was the first Paraguayan to score a goal for the Paraguay national football team in a FIFA World Cup, accomplishing that in a match valid for the group stage of the 1930 FIFA World Cup against Belgium, played on 20 July. Vargas Peña also had the honour of being the first captain for Paraguay in a World Cup.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luis Vargas Peña | ||
| Date of birth | 1905 | ||
| Place of birth | Paraguay | ||
| Date of death | 1994 | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| International career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Paraguay | |||
During most of his career he played for the club Olimpia Asunción.
International goals
editParaguay's goal tally first
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 3 November 1926 | Estadio Sport de Ñuñoa, Santiago, Chile |  Chile |
1–5 | 1–5 | 1926 South American Championship |
| 2. | 20 July 1930 | Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay |  Belgium |
1–0 | 1–0 | 1930 FIFA World Cup |
Sources
edit- ^ A.Gowarzewski : "FUJI Football Encyclopedia. World Cup FIFA*part I*Biographical Notes – Heroes of Mundials"; GiA Katowice 1993
- ^ http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/w/pwc/mr_1089.html
- ^ http://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/teams/paraguay.html
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