Álex Aguinaga
Álex Dario Aguinaga Garzón (Spanish pronunciation::; 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. 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.
Contents
- 1 Club career
- 1.1 Necaxa
- 1.2 LDU Quito
- 2 International career
- 2.1 International goals
- 3 Managerial career
- 4 Personal life
- 5 Honors
- 5.1 Club
- 5.2 International
- 5.3 Individual
- 6 See also
- 7 References
- 8 External links
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 *le. 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. He scored in the penalty shootout 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 p*port. His grandfather is of Spanish descent.
LDU Quito
After winning a league *le 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 *isted in the goal by Iván Kaviedes that *ured Ecuador's first qualification to the FIFA World Cup in 2002.
International goals
Managerial career
Aguinaga's managerial career began in late 2010 as an *istant 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. 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.
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.
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.
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
LDU Quito
- Serie A: 2005 Apertura
International
:Ecuador
- Canada Cup: 1999
Individual
- Ideal team of South America: 1989
- Number 7 retired by Necaxa as a recognition to his contribution to the club.
See also
- List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps
References
External links
- Álex Aguinaga at FootballDatabase.eu
- International statistics at rsssf
- Álex Aguinaga at National-Football-Teams.com
- Video at YouTube