.jpg) Aguirre withSan Lorenzo in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Diego Vicente Aguirre Camblor | ||
| Date of birth | (1965-09-13)13 September 1965 (age 60) | ||
| Place of birth | Montevideo,[1] Uruguay | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Peñarol (head coach) | ||
| 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 | 4 | (1) |
| 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 | 1 | |
| 1993–1994 | Marbella | 20 | (6) |
| 1994 | Danubio | ||
| 1995 | Ourense | 14 | (2) |
| 1996 | Deportivo FAS | 1 | |
| 1997–1998 | River Plate Montevideo | 1 | (1) |
| 1998 | Deportes Temuco | 4 | (0) |
| 1999 | Rentistas | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 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 | ||
| 2022 | Cruz Azul | ||
| 2023 | Olimpia | ||
| 2023 | Santos | ||
| 2023– | Peñarol | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Diego Vicente Aguirre Camblor (born 13 September 1965) is a Uruguayanfootballmanager and former player who played as aforward. He currently managesPeñarol on theUruguayan Primera División.
ALiverpool 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 rivalsPeñarol, and was a part of the squad which won the1987 Copa Libertadores, scoring alast-minute winner in the Final.[2]
In 1988, after an unassuming spell withOlympiacos,[3] Aguirre had a brief stint withSven-Göran Eriksson'sACF Fiorentina, appearing only in theCoppa Italia.[4] He subsequently moved to Brazil, representingInternacional andSão Paulo.[5]
In the following years Aguirre rarely settled into a club, and played forPortuguesa,Independiente, Peñarol,Bolívar,CA Marbella,Danubio,CD Ourense,Deportivo FAS,River Plate Montevideo,Deportes Temuco[6] andRentistas.
After starting his career withPlaza Colonia in 2002, Aguirre returned to his former club Peñarol in 2003. Despite winningthe year's championship, he was sacked in December 2004.
On 20 December 2005, Aguirre was named in charge ofAucas, but was sacked the following March. In 2007, he was appointed manager ofMontevideo Wanderers, and was subsequently in charge ofAlianza Lima for just five matches.
In 2008, Aguirre was namedUruguay under-20 manager, after a request ofÓscar Tabárez. On 7 December 2010 he returned to Peñarol,[7] winning another national championship and reaching the finals of the2011 Copa Libertadores, where his side lost toSantos.
On 5 September 2011, Aguirre signed forAl-Rayyan,[8] remaining in charge until 4 November 2013.[9] He subsequently replacedZico at the helm ofAl-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 withAtlético Mineiro,[13] resigning on 19 May.[14]
On 27 June 2016, Aguirre replacedPablo Guede at the helm ofSan Lorenzo.[15] On 22 September of the following year, he resigned after being knocked out ofthe 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]
Aguirre 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, being also eliminated in theAFC Champions League play-off round.
During Aguirre's second season as head coach, he saw key playersHamid Ismail,Sebastián Soria andRodrigo Tabata leaving the club, and after a poor run of results in their first matches, he announced on the media that he would be leaving the club by mutual agreement. He was linked to São Paulo in October 2020,[20] and officially left the club after the disappointing draw againstAl-Arabi on 11 December, being later replaced by French coachLaurent Blanc.[21]
On 19 June 2021, Aguirre returned to Brazil and Internacional, after replacingMiguel Ángel Ramírez.[22] He left the club on a mutual agreement on 15 December, after missing out aCopa Libertadores spot in the last round.[23]
On 30 May 2022, Aguirre switched teams and countries again after being named in charge ofLiga MX sideCruz Azul.[24] He was sacked on 21 August, after a 7–0 loss toClub América.[25]
On 11 March 2023, Aguirre replacedJulio César Cáceres at the helm ofClub Olimpia in Paraguay.[26] He was dismissed on 20 July, after a poor league campaign.[27]
On 6 August 2023, Aguirre returned to Brazil and becameSantos' third permanent head coach of the season.[28] He was sacked on 15 September, after four defeats in just five matches,[29] and returned to Peñarol after 12 years on 21 November.[30]
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
| Plaza Colonia |  | 1 January 2002 | 31 December 2002 | 38 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 52 | 45 | +7 | 042.11 |
| Peñarol | 1 January 2003 | 1 January 2005 | 92 | 50 | 22 | 20 | 177 | 115 | +62 | 054.35 | |
| Aucas |  | 1 January 2006 | 11 June 2006 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 14 | −1 | 027.27 |
| Montevideo Wanderers | | 1 January 2007 | 11 June 2007 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 31 | 21 | +10 | 053.33 |
| Alianza Lima |  | 22 June 2007 | 30 August 2007 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 020.00 |
| Uruguay U20 | | 7 November 2007 | 23 December 2009 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 20 | +12 | 060.00 |
| Peñarol | 23 December 2009 | 6 September 2011 | 51 | 32 | 8 | 11 | 91 | 57 | +34 | 062.75 | |
| Al-Rayyan |  | 6 September 2011 | 3 November 2013 | 72 | 28 | 17 | 27 | 142 | 124 | +18 | 038.89 |
| Al-Gharafa | 5 February 2014 | 5 June 2014 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 042.86 | |
| Internacional |  | 1 January 2015 | 6 August 2015 | 50 | 26 | 14 | 10 | 67 | 46 | +21 | 052.00 |
| Atlético Mineiro | 3 December 2015 | 19 May 2016 | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 53 | 28 | +25 | 050.00 | |
| San Lorenzo |  | 1 July 2016 | 22 September 2017 | 57 | 31 | 10 | 16 | 96 | 73 | +23 | 054.39 |
| São Paulo | | 12 March 2018 | 11 November 2018 | 42 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 51 | 37 | +14 | 040.48 |
| Al-Rayyan | | 28 May 2019 | 10 October 2020 | 38 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 61 | 47 | +14 | 050.00 |
| Internacional | | 20 June 2021 | 15 December 2021 | 35 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 39 | 33 | +6 | 031.43 |
| Cruz Azul |  | 30 May 2022 | 20 August 2022 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 27 | −13 | 018.18 |
| Olimpia |  | 11 March 2023 | 20 July 2023 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 35 | 26 | +9 | 039.13 |
| Santos | | 6 August 2023 | 15 September 2023 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 020.00 |
| Peñarol | | 21 November 2023 | present | 115 | 74 | 21 | 20 | 196 | 89 | +107 | 064.35 |
| Total | 712 | 355 | 162 | 195 | 1,166 | 830 | +336 | 049.86 | |||
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