| Osvaldo Vargas | |
| Fullname: | Osvaldo Dionisio Vargas Gómez |
| Birth Date: | 10 October 1957 |
| Birth Place: | Papudo, Chile |
| Position: | Centre-back |
| Youthclubs1: | Independiente Papudo |
| Years1: | 1976–1979 |
| Clubs1: | Unión La Calera |
| Years2: | 1979–1984 |
| Caps2: | 140 |
| Goals2: | 7 |
| Years3: | 1985–1986 |
| Caps3: | 11 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 1986 |
| Clubs4: | Filanbanco |
| Years5: | 1986 |
| Caps5: | 9 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 1987 |
| Clubs6: | Rangers |
| Years7: | 1988–1989 |
| Caps7: | 47 |
| Goals7: | 2 |
| Years8: | 1990 |
| Caps8: | 17 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Years9: | 1991 |
| Caps9: | 14 |
| Goals9: | 1 |
| Years10: | 1992 |
| Clubs10: | Minervén |
| Years11: | 1992 |
| Clubs11: | Deportes Antofagasta |
| Years12: | 1993 |
| Clubs12: | Deportes Puerto Montt |
| Nationalyears1: | 1979 |
| Nationalteam1: | Chile U20 |
| Nationalyears2: | 1980–1981 |
| Nationalteam2: | Chile |
| Nationalcaps2: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
Osvaldo Dionisio Vargas Gómez (born 10 October 1957) is a Chilean former footballer who played as a centre-back. Besides Chile, he played in Argentina, Ecuador and Venezuela.
As a youth player, Vargas was with Independiente from Papudo and then he joined Unión La Calera in the Chilean second level.[1] In his homeland, he had an extensive career playing for clubs such as O'Higgins,[2] Deportes Valdivia,[3] Deportes Concepción,[4] among others.[5]
Abroad, he played for Gimnasia La Plata in Argentina,[6] Filanbanco in Ecuador[7] and Minervén in Venezuela.[8]
His last club was Deportes Puerto Montt in 1993.[9]
Vargas represented Chile at under-20 level in the 1979 South American Championship.[10]
At senior level, he made three appearances for the Chile national team in friendly matches between 1980 and 1981[11] and scored one goal against Argentina.[12]
He is better known by his nickname Papudo Vargas.[13]
Vargas started and manages a football academy called "Escuela de Fútbol Osvaldo Papudo Vargas" in his city of birth.[1]
He also has worked in the sports area of the municipalities of both Lampa[1] and Papudo as a football coach for children.[13]