Francisco Aguirre

For the Paraguayan footballer, see Francisco Aguirre (Paraguayan footballer).
Francisco Aguirre
Personal information
Full nameFrancisco Ricardo Aguirre
Date of birthSeptember 1, 1977
Place of birthBuenos Aires, Argentina
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing positionStriker
Club information
Current team
FC Naters
Number9
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1997-1999Banfield21(3)
1999-2000Brown de Adrogué30(15)
2000-2001Argentino de Quilmes32(16)
2001-2002Deportivo Morón36(22)
2002-2003FC Chiasso25(31)
2003-2005Yverdon-Sport73(52)
2006Al-Arabi (Qatar)8(5)
2006-2008FC St. Gallen63(27)
2008-2010AC Omonia16(3)
2010Aris Limassol (loan)8(1)
2010-2011FC Locarno19(3)
2011-2012FC Mendrisio-Stabio15(4)
2012-FC Naters13(4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 June 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).

Francisco Aguirre (born 1 September 1977 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine footballer, who currently plays for FC Naters in Switzerland.

Career

He started his career at Banfield of Primera División Argentina. After spending three season at Primera B Metropolitana, he moved to Swiss 1. Liga club FC Chiasso, where he won promotion. After the season, he was signed by Swiss Challenge League side Yverdon-Sport FC, where he won promotion again in summer 2005. In this season, he went on to score 154 goals in 73 games. After a short spell in Qatar in January 2006 to summer 2006, he moved back to Switzerland for Super League side FC St. Gallen. In June 2008 the Argentinian striker signed a 3 year closed contract with AC Omonia, however he was released the following year.

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