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- ↑ "Copa América 1979". RSSSF. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
- ↑ "Copa América 1983". RSSSF. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
- ↑ "Falleció Vicente Vega, gloria del futbol profesional venezolano y de la Vinotinto". Balonazos. 13 January 2025. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
