Álex Aguinaga
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Deportivo Cuenca in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alex Darío Aguinaga Garzón | ||
| Date of birth | July 9, 1969 | ||
| Place of birth | Ibarra, Ecuador | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | 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) | |
| International career | |||
| 1987–2004 | Ecuador | 109 | (23) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2011 | América (assistant) | ||
| 2011 |
Barcelona SC | ||
| 2012 |
San Luis | ||
| 2013–2014 |
LDU Loja | ||
| 2014–2015 | Correcaminos UAT | ||
| 2015–2016 |
Deportivo Cuenca | ||
| 2016 |
LDU Quito | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Álex Darío Aguinaga Garzón (Spanish pronunciation:
Club career
Necaxa
Aguinaga spent the majority of his club career at Necaxa, whom he joined in 1989, winning 3 championships with the club. In 1999 Aguinaga was crucial for Necaxa's first CONCACAF Champions Cup title. Necaxa would go on to participate in the first edition of the
He also holds a Mexican passport. His grandfather is of Spanish descent.
LDU Quito
After winning a league title in Ecuador, Aguinaga decided to retire from football.
International career
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, in which he played. This was the only World Cup where Aguinaga participated.
Managerial career
Aguinaga's managerial career began in late 2010 as an assistant to
In 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.[6]
Personal life
Aguinaga's daughter
Career statistics
Honors
Necaxa
- Primera División: 1994–95, 1995–96, 1998 Invierno
- CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup: 1994
- Mexican Cup: 1995
- Campeón de Campeones: 1995
- CONCACAF Champions' Cup: 1999
- FIFA Club World Cup third place: 2000[9]
LDU Quito
Ecuador
Individual
- Ideal team of South America: 1989
- Number 7 retired by Club Necaxa as a recognition to his contribution to the club.
See also
References
- ^ rsssf: Ecuador record international footballers
- ^ "Beckham off in Man Utd epic". BBC. 6 January 2000. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
- ^ "Mexican penalty kings depose Real". BBC News. 14 January 2000. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
- ^ "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. 25 March 2011. Retrieved 25 March 2011.
- ^ "Hasta ahí nomás" [Enough] (in Spanish). futbolecuador.com. 27 May 2011. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
- ^ "Llega Alex Aguinaga a Ciudad Victoria" (in Spanish). Milenio. 1 September 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
- user-generated source]
- ^ "Alex Darío Aguinaga - International Appearances". RSSSF. 25 July 2004. Retrieved 26 March 2011.
- ^ "Necaxa". FIFA. Archived from the original on 14 September 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
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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