Álex Aguinaga
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Aguinaga as a coach of Deportivo Cuenca in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Alex Dario Aguinaga Garzón | ||
| Date of birth | July 9, 1968 | ||
| Place of birth | Ibarra, Ecuador | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1984–1989 | Deportivo Quito | 147 | (38) |
| 1989–2003 | Necaxa | 476 | (85) |
| 2003–2004 | Cruz Azul | 14 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | LDU Quito | 71 | (9) |
| Total | 708 | (132) | |
| National team | |||
| 1987–2004 | Ecuador | 109 | (23) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2011 | América (assistant) | ||
| 2011 | Barcelona SC | ||
| 2012 | San Luis | ||
| 2013–2014 | LDU Loja | ||
| 2014–2015 | Correcaminos UAT | ||
| 2015–2016 | Deportivo Cuenca | ||
| 2016 | LDU Quito | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Álex Dario Aguinaga Garzón (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈaleks aɣiˈnaɣa]; born July 9, 1968 in Ibarra) is an Ecuadorian retired football midfielder and manager of Categoría Primera A team Itagüí. As a player, he is one of the all-time cap leaders for Ecuador with 109 matches, scoring 23 goals.[1] Aguinaga is known as one of the best Ecuadorian footballers of all time. On the club level, Aguinaga has played for Deportivo Quito, Necaxa, Cruz Azul and LDU Quito.
Club career
Necaxa
Alex spent the majority of his club career at Necaxa, whom he joined in 1989, winning 3 championships with the club. In 1999 Alex was crucial for Necaxa's first CONCACAF Champions Cup title. Necaxa would go on to participate in the first edition of the FIFA Club World Cup where Aguinaga scored 2 goals vs Melbourne and Vasco da Gama. He scored the game winning penalty against Real Madrid in the 3rd place match. Aguinaga played for his country in the 2002 FIFA World Cup at the age of 34.
He also holds a Mexican passport. His grandfather is of Spanish descent.
LDU Quito
After winning a league title in Ecuador, Alex decided to retire from football.
International career
Álex Aguinaga earned his first cap for Ecuador on March 5, 1987. In the same match, he scored his first goal for the team. Over the year, he would form an integral part of the national team. He would captain the team for a number of years and assisted in the goal by Iván Kaviedes that assured Ecuador's first qualification to the FIFA World Cup in 2002.
International goals
2013 21
Managerial career
Aguinaga's managerial career began in late 2010 as an assistant to Manuel Lapuente at Mexican club América. He left the club in early 2011 when Lapuente was sacked. In March of the same year, he was named to his first full-time managerial post as the new manager of Guayaquil-based club Barcelona following the sacking of Rubén Darío Insúa.[3] In late May of the same year, he resigned from his position to not interfere and influence the club's presidential elections the following month. He has not ruled out a return after the election.[4]
On September 2014, Aguinaga became the manager of Correcaminos UAT, which plays in the Ascenso MX second professional level league of the Mexican football league system.[5]
Personal life
Aguinaga's daughter Cristiane is an actress and has appeared in several Mexican series and telenovelas such as Carita de Ángel and La rosa de Guadalupe.[6]
Honors
Club
- Primera División: 1994-95, 1995–96, 1998 Invierno
- CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup: 1994
- Mexican Cup: 1995
- Campeón de Campeones: 1995
- CONCACAF Champions' Cup: 1999
International
Individual
- Ideal team of South America: 1989
- Number 7 retired by Necaxa as a recognition to his contribution to the club.
References
- ↑ rsssf: Ecuador record international footballers
- ↑ "Alex Darío Aguinaga - International Appearances". RSSSF. July 25, 2004. Retrieved March 26, 2011.
- ↑ "El legendario Álex Aguinaga es el nuevo director técnico de Barcelona" [The legendary Álex Aguinaga is the new manager of Barcelona] (in Spanish). El Universo. March 25, 2011. Retrieved March 25, 2011.
- ↑ "Hasta ahí nomás" [Enough] (in Spanish). futbolecuador.com. May 27, 2011. Retrieved May 27, 2011.
- ↑ "Llega Alex Aguinaga a Ciudad Victoria" (in Spanish). Milenio. 1 September 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
- ↑ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1039219/
External links
- Álex Aguinaga at FootballDatabase.eu
- International statistics at rsssf
- Álex Aguinaga at National-Football-Teams.com
- Video at YouTube
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