Diego Aguirre
![]() Aguirre with San Lorenzo in 2017 | |||
Personal information | |||
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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 | ||
2021 | Internacional | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Diego Vicente Aguirre Camblor (born 13 September 1965) is a Uruguayan football manager and former player who played as a forward.
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.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Diego_Aguirre_2012.jpg/150px-Diego_Aguirre_2012.jpg)
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] He left the club after the disappointing draw against Al-Arabi on 11 December. One week later, Aguirre replaced by French coach Laurent Blanc.[21]
On 19 June 2021, Aguirre returned to Brazil and Internacional, after replacing Miguel Ángel Ramírez.[22] He left the club on a mutual agreement on 15 December, after missing out a Copa Libertadores spot in the last round.[23]
Managerial statistics[]
- As of match played 9 December 2021
Team | Nat | From | To | Record | |||||||
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G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
Plaza Colonia | ![]() |
1 January 2002 | 31 December 2002 | 38 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 52 | 45 | +7 | 42.11 |
Peñarol | 1 January 2003 | 1 January 2005 | 92 | 50 | 22 | 20 | 177 | 115 | +62 | 54.35 | |
Aucas | ![]() |
1 January 2006 | 30 June 2006 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 14 | −1 | 27.27 |
Montevideo Wanderers | ![]() |
1 January 2007 | 11 June 2007 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 31 | 21 | +10 | 53.33 |
Alianza Lima | ![]() |
22 June 2007 | 30 August 2007 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 20.00 |
Uruguay U20 | ![]() |
7 November 2007 | 23 December 2009 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 22 | +10 | 60.00 |
Peñarol | 23 December 2009 | 6 September 2011 | 51 | 32 | 8 | 11 | 91 | 57 | +34 | 62.75 | |
Al-Rayyan | ![]() |
6 September 2011 | 3 November 2013 | 43 | 17 | 9 | 17 | 86 | 74 | +12 | 39.53 |
Al-Gharafa | 5 February 2014 | 5 June 2014 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 42.86 | |
Internacional | ![]() |
1 January 2015 | 6 August 2015 | 50 | 26 | 14 | 10 | 67 | 46 | +21 | 52.00 |
Atlético Mineiro | 3 December 2015 | 19 May 2016 | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 53 | 26 | +27 | 50.00 | |
San Lorenzo | ![]() |
1 July 2016 | 22 September 2017 | 51 | 27 | 10 | 14 | 78 | 60 | +18 | 52.94 |
São Paulo | ![]() |
12 March 2018 | 11 November 2018 | 42 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 51 | 37 | +14 | 40.48 |
Al-Rayyan | ![]() |
28 May 2019 | 10 October 2020 | 34 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 52 | 33 | +19 | 55.88 |
Internacional | ![]() |
20 June 2021 | 15 December 2021 | 35 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 39 | 32 | +7 | 31.43 |
Total | 519 | 254 | 124 | 141 | 836 | 601 | +235 | 48.94 |
Honours[]
Player[]
- Peñarol
- Uruguayan Primera División: 1986
- Copa Libertadores: 1987
- Deportivo FAS
Manager[]
- Peñarol
- Al-Rayyan
- Qatar Crown Prince Cup: 2012
- Emir of Qatar Cup: 2013
- Sheikh Jassem Cup: 2012, 2013
- Internacional
References[]
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-03-04. Retrieved 2010-03-14.
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: 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.
- ^ "Former PSG boss Laurent Blanc resurfaces in Qatar at Al-Rayyan". RFI. 19 December 2020.
- ^ "Nota oficial" [Official note] (in Brazilian Portuguese). SC Internacional. 19 June 2021.
- ^ "Diego Aguirre não é mais técnico do Inter" [Diego Aguirre is no longer manager of Inter] (in Brazilian Portuguese). SC Internacional. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
External links[]
- Official website (in Spanish)
- Diego Aguirre at BDFutbol
- 1965 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Montevideo
- Uruguayan people of Basque descent
- Uruguayan footballers
- Uruguayan Primera División players
- Liverpool F.C. (Montevideo) players
- Peñarol players
- Danubio F.C. players
- Club Atlético River Plate (Montevideo) players
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
- Sport Club Internacional players
- São Paulo FC players
- Associação Portuguesa de Desportos players
- Argentine Primera División players
- Club Atlético Independiente footballers
- Segunda División players
- CA Marbella footballers
- Super League Greece players
- Olympiacos F.C. players
- C.D. FAS footballers
- Chilean Primera División players
- Deportes Temuco footballers
- Uruguayan expatriate footballers
- Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Greece
- Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Brazil
- Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Argentina
- Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Chile
- Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Qatar
- Expatriate footballers in Greece
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- Expatriate footballers in Argentina
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- Uruguayan football managers
- Uruguayan Primera División managers
- Peñarol managers
- Montevideo Wanderers managers
- S.D. Aucas managers
- Club Alianza Lima managers
- Al-Rayyan SC managers
- Al-Gharafa SC managers
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A managers
- Sport Club Internacional managers
- Clube Atlético Mineiro managers
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