Diego Aguirre
Diego Vicente Aguirre Camblor (born 13 September 1965) is a Uruguayan former footballer who played as a forward, and the current manager.
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Full name | Diego Vicente Aguirre Camblor | ||
Date of birth | 13 September 1965 | ||
Place of birth | Montevideo,[1] Uruguay | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
1982–1983 | Liverpool Montevideo | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1983–1985 | Liverpool Montevideo | 34 | (18) |
1986–1988 | Peñarol | 46 | (24) |
1988 | Olympiakos | 4 | (0) |
1988 | Fiorentina | 0 | (0) |
1989–1991 | Central Español | 0 | (0) |
1989–1990 | → Internacional (loan) | 41 | (1) |
1990 | → São Paulo (loan) | 8 | (3) |
1991 | → Portuguesa (loan) | 5 | (0) |
1992 | Independiente | 3 | (0) |
1992 | Peñarol | 10 | (2) |
1993 | Bolívar | ||
1993–1994 | Marbella | 20 | (6) |
1994 | Danubio | ||
1995 | Ourense | 14 | (2) |
1996 | Deportivo FAS | ||
1997–1998 | River Plate Montevideo | ||
1998 | Deportes Temuco | 4 | (0) |
1999 | Rentistas | ||
Teams managed | |||
2002 | Plaza Colonia | ||
2003–2004 | Peñarol | ||
2006 | Aucas | ||
2007 | Montevideo Wanderers | ||
2007 | Alianza Lima | ||
2009–2010 | Uruguay U20 | ||
2010–2011 | Peñarol | ||
2011–2013 | Al-Rayyan | ||
2014 | Al-Gharafa | ||
2015 | Internacional | ||
2016 | Atlético Mineiro | ||
2016–2017 | San Lorenzo | ||
2018 | São Paulo | ||
2019–2020 | Al-Rayyan | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Playing career
A Liverpool Montevideo youth graduate, Aguirre joined the club in 1982 at the age of 16, and made his senior debut in the following year. In 1986, he moved to city rivals Peñarol, and was a part of the squad which won the 1987 Copa Libertadores, scoring a last-minute winner in the Final.[2]
In 1988, after an unassuming spell with Olympiacos,[3] Aguirre had a brief stint with Sven-Göran Eriksson's ACF Fiorentina, appearing only in the Coppa Italia.[4] He subsequently moved to Brazil, representing Internacional and São Paulo.[5]
In the following years Aguirre rarely settled into a club, and played for Portuguesa, Independiente, Peñarol, Bolívar, CA Marbella, Danubio, CD Ourense, Deportivo FAS, River Plate Montevideo, Deportes Temuco[6] and Rentistas.
Managerial career
After starting his career with Plaza Colonia in 2002, Aguirre returned to his former club Peñarol in 2003. Despite winning the year's championship, he was sacked in December 2004.
On 20 December 2005, Aguirre was named in charge of Aucas, but was sacked the following March. In 2007, he was appointed manager of Montevideo Wanderers, and was subsequently in charge of Alianza Lima for just five matches.
In 2008, Aguirre was named Uruguay under-20 manager, after a request of Óscar Tabárez. On 7 December 2010 he returned to Peñarol,[7] winning another national championship and reaching the finals of the 2011 Copa Libertadores, where his side lost to Santos.
On 5 September 2011, Aguirre signed for Al-Rayyan,[8] remaining in charge until 4 November 2013.[9] He subsequently replaced Zico at the helm of Al-Gharafa, being appointed on 2 February 2014.[10]
On 22 December 2014, Aguirre was named manager of another club he represented as a player, Internacional,[11] being relieved from his duties the following 6 August.[12] On 3 December 2015, he signed a two-year deal with Atlético Mineiro,[13] resigning on 19 May.[14]
On 27 June 2016, Aguirre replaced Pablo Guede at the helm of San Lorenzo.[15] On 22 September of the following year, he resigned after being knocked out of the year's Copa Libertadores.[16]
On 11 March 2018, Aguirre was appointed manager of another former club, São Paulo.[17] On 11 November, after falling down from the first to the fifth position, he left the club.[18]
He returned to Al Rayyan for a second spell in July 2019.[19] In his first season, the club finished second in the league without to win any trophies, also the team were eliminated in the AFC Champions League play-off round. During Aguirre's second season as head coach, he saw some of his top players leaving the club, Hamid Ismail, Sebastián and Tabata, after a poor run of results in their first matches, Aguirre announced on the media that he would be leaving the club by mutual agreement, he was linked to São Paulo on 6 October 2020,[20] On 11 December, after the disappointing draw against Al-Arabi, the club announced the appointment of an interim coach for the team, as a replace for Aguirre.[21]
Honours
Player
- Peñarol
- Deportivo FAS
Manager
- Peñarol
- Al-Rayyan
- Internacional
References
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-03-04. Retrieved 2010-03-14.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Copa Libertadores 1987: Peñarol is again on top of the continent". CONMEBOL. 31 October 2014. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- Mastrogiannopoulos, Alexander (2005-05-11). "Foreign Players in Greece since 1959/60". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 2008-12-10.
- "Diego Vicente Aguirre – La più veloce meteora nella storia della squadra viola" [Diego Vicente Aguirre – The fastest meteor in the history of the purple team] (in Italian). Calcio Bidoni. 21 March 2010. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- "Diego Aguirre: treinador com histórico tricolor" [Diego Aguirre: manager with tricolor past history] (in Portuguese). São Paulo FC. 13 March 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- "Diego Aguirre: sin recuerdos en Temuco" [Diego Aguirre: no memories at Temuco] (in Spanish). Revista El Ágora. 30 May 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- "Diego Aguirre regresa como DT del Peñarol" [Diego Aguirre returns as Peñarol manager] (in Spanish). El Universo. 7 December 2010. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- "Al Rayyan, do Qatar, desiste de Dunga e contrata técnico do Peñarol" [Al Rayyan, from Qatar, give up on Dunga and sign the manager of Peñarol] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 5 September 2011. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- "Polémica salida de Diego Aguirre de Al Rayyan" [Troubled departure of Diego Aguirre from Al Rayyan] (in Spanish). Referí. 4 November 2013. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- "Diego Aguirre vuelve a Catar y sustituye a Zico" [Diego Aguirre returns to Qatar and replaces Zico] (in Spanish). Referí. 2 February 2014. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- "Diego Aguirre é o novo técnico do Internacional" [Diego Aguirre is the new manager of Internacional] (in Portuguese). SC Internacional. 22 December 2014. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- "Diego Aguirre não é mais técnico do Inter" [Diego Aguirre is no longer manager of Inter] (in Portuguese). SC Internacional. 6 August 2015. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- "Diego Aguirre é apresentado na Cidade do Galo" [Diego Aguirre is presented at the Cidade do Galo] (in Portuguese). Atlético Mineiro. 3 December 2015. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- "Diego Aguirre deixa o comando do Atlético" [Diego Aguirre leaves Atlético] (in Portuguese). Atlético Mineiro. 19 May 2016. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- "El uruguayo Diego Aguirre, nuevo entrenador de San Lorenzo" [Uruguayan Diego Aguirre, new manager of San Lorenzo] (in Spanish). Marca. 27 June 2016. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- "Diego Aguirre presenta su dimisión en San Lorenzo" [Diego Aguirre resigns at San Lorenzo] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 22 September 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- "Diego Aguirre é o novo técnico do São Paulo" [Diego Aguirre is the new manager of São Paulo] (in Portuguese). São Paulo FC. 11 March 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- "Nota oficial" [Official announcement] (in Portuguese). São Paulo FC. 11 November 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
- "Diego Aguirre vuelve a dirigir a Al Rayyan de Catar". El Observador.
- "São Paulo sonda o treinador uruguaio Diego Aguirre". ESPN.com (in Portuguese). 5 October 2020.
- "فابيو سيزار يتسلم مهام تدريب الفريق الأول حتى التعاقد مع المدرب الجديد خلال الأيام القليلة القادمة". AlrayyanSC. 11 December 2020.