Abel Aguilar

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Abel Aguilar
Personal information
Full name	Abel Enrique Aguilar Tapias
Date of birth	January 6, 1985 (1985-01-06) (age 23)
Place of birth	Bogotá, Colombia
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Xerez CD
Number	18
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2002–2005 2005 2005–2006 2006–	Deportivo Cali Udinese Calcio →Ascoli (loan) →Xerez (loan)	– (–) – (–) – (–) 11 (1)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of February 21, 2007. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of June 12, 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Abel Enrique Aguilar Tapias (born January 6, 1985 in Santa Fe de Bogotá) is a Colombian football player who currently plays for Xerez. A product of Deportivo Cali, Aguilar is a defensive central midfielder who has been the captain of Colombian squad at the U17 and U20 levels. He rose to stardom as the 18 year old captain and leader of the Colombian U20 side that finished third at the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship. At age 19, Aguilar was promoted to Colombia's full side at the Copa América 2004 held in Peru, where he scored two goals helping guide his country to the semifinals. Aguilar captained the Colombian U20 side to a first place finish at the South American Youth Cup of 2005, which qualified them as favorites for the World Youth Cup 2005 held in Holland. In Holland, Aguilar led Colombia to three consecutive wins in the group phase only to be eliminated by a 92nd minute goal from Argentina, the eventual champion of the tournament. After the 2006 Youth Cup, Aguilar joined the Colombian full side at the CONCACAF Gold Cup from which his side was eliminated in the semifinals by Panama by a score of 3-2. Italian Seria A side Udinese bought his rights in the summer of 2005 and loaned him that fall to Seria A side Ascoli Calcio for seasoning. Unfortunately, Aguilar's work permit was delayed by the Italian authorities and he missed pre-season training with Ascoli joining them a month into the season. He returned to Udinese in January 2006, after having never played for Ascoli, and immediately joined the Udinese first team in which he participated in limited opportunities in Seria A, Copa Italia and UEFA Cup play.

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