Álex Aguinaga
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) | ||
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) | |
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 | ||
* 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 former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. 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[]
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 FIFA Club World Cup where in the group stage Aguinaga scored against Vasco da Gama, but missed a penalty against Manchester United.[2] He scored in the penalty shootout against Real Madrid in the 3rd place match.[3] 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, 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.
International goals[]
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | March 5, 1987 | Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana | Cuba | 1–2 | 1–2 | Friendly |
2 | June 7, 1988 | Albuquerque Sports Stadium, Albuquerque, New Mexico | United States | 0–1 | 0–1 | Friendly |
3 | June 10, 1988 | Unknown, Houston, Texas | United States | 0–1 | 0–2 | Friendly |
4 | June 15, 1988 | Estadio Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula | Honduras | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
5 | September 24, 1989 | Estadio Monumental de Barcelona, Guayaquil | Paraguay | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1990 FIFA World Cup qualifier |
6 | June 30, 1991 | Estadio Nacional, Santiago | Chile | 3–1 | 3–1 | Friendly |
7 | July 9, 1991 | Estadio Sausalito, Viña del Mar | Uruguay | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1991 Copa América |
8 | July 13, 1991 | Estadio Sausalito, Viña del Mar | Bolivia | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1991 Copa América |
9 | June 15, 1993 | Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito | Venezuela | 6–1 | 6–1 | 1993 Copa América |
10 | June 22, 1993 | Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito | Uruguay | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1993 Copa América |
11 | July 6, 1996 | Estadio Nacional, Santiago | Chile | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualifier |
12 | September 1, 1996 | Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito | Venezuela | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualifier |
13 | February 12, 1997 | Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito | Uruguay | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualifier |
14 | April 2, 1997 | Estadio Nacional, Lima | Peru | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualifier |
15 | April 30, 1997 | Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti, Buenos Aires | Argentina | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualifier |
16 | August 20, 1997 | Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito | Paraguay | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualifier |
17 | September 10, 1997 | Estádio Fonte Nova, Salvador | Brazil | 3–1 | 4–2 | Friendly |
18 | March 29, 2000 | , Quito | Venezuela | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier |
19 | April 26, 2000 | Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo (Morumbi), São Paulo | Brazil | 0–1 | 3–2 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier |
20 | January 22, 2002 | Miami Orange Bowl, Miami | Canada | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
21 | January 22, 2002 | Miami Orange Bowl, Miami | Canada | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
22 | November 20, 2002 | Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito | Costa Rica | 1–2 | 2–2 | Friendly |
23 | June 2, 2003 | Estadio Bellavista, Ambato | Guatemala | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
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.[5] 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.[6]
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.[7]
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.[8]
Honors[]
Club[]
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
International[]
Ecuador
Individual[]
- Ideal team of South America: 1989
- Number 7 retired by 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.
- ^ "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). . 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.
- ^ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1039219/
- ^ "Necaxa". FIFA. Archived from the original on September 14, 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
- 1969 births
- Living people
- People from Ibarra, Ecuador
- Ecuadorian footballers
- Ecuadorian expatriate footballers
- Ecuadorian expatriate sportspeople in Mexico
- Expatriate footballers in Mexico
- Club Necaxa footballers
- Cruz Azul footballers
- S.D. Quito footballers
- L.D.U. Quito footballers
- Ecuadorian Serie A players
- Liga MX players
- Ecuador international footballers
- FIFA Century Club
- 1987 Copa América players
- 1989 Copa América players
- 1991 Copa América players
- 1993 Copa América players
- 1995 Copa América players
- 1999 Copa América players
- 2001 Copa América players
- 2004 Copa América players
- 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- 2002 FIFA World Cup players
- Barcelona S.C. managers
- San Luis F.C. managers
- C.D. Cuenca managers
- L.D.U. Quito managers
- Association football midfielders
- Ecuadorian football managers