 Aguinaga coachingDeportivo Cuenca in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alex Darío Aguinaga Garzón | ||
| Date of birth | (1969-07-09)July 9, 1969 (age 56) | ||
| Place of birth | Ibarra, Ecuador | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position | 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) | |
| International career | |||
| 1987–2004 | Ecuador | 109 | (23) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2011 | América (assistant) | ||
| 2011 | Barcelona SC | ||
| 2012 | San Luis | ||
| 2013–2014 | LDU Loja | ||
| 2014–2015 | Correcaminos UAT | ||
| 2015–2016 | Deportivo Cuenca | ||
| 2016 | LDU Quito | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Álex Darío Aguinaga Garzón (Spanish pronunciation:[ˈaleksaɣiˈnaɣa], born 9 July 1969) is an Ecuadorian former professionalfootball player andmanager. Amidfielder during his playing career, he is one of the all-time cap leaders forEcuador with 109 matches, scoring 23 goals.[1] Aguinaga is known as one of the best Ecuadorian men's footballers of all time. On the club level, Aguinaga has played forDeportivo Quito,Necaxa,Cruz Azul andLDU Quito.
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 theFIFA Club World Cup where in the group stage Aguinaga scored againstVasco da Gama, but missed a penalty againstManchester United.[2] He scored in the penalty shootout against Real Madrid in the 3rd place match.[3]
He also holds a Mexican passport. His grandfather is of Spanish descent.
After winning a league title in Ecuador, Aguinaga decided to retire from football.
Aguinaga earned his first cap forEcuador 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 byIván Kaviedes that assured Ecuador's first qualification to theFIFA World Cup in2002, in which he played. This was the only World Cup where Aguinaga participated.
Aguinaga's managerial career began in late 2010 as an assistant toManuel Lapuente at Mexican clubAmérica. 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 clubBarcelona following the sacking ofRubén Darío Insúa.[4] 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.[5]
In September 2014, Aguinaga became the manager ofCorrecaminos UAT, which plays in theAscenso MX second professional level league of theMexican football league system.[6]
Aguinaga's daughterCristiane is an actress and has appeared in several Mexican series and telenovelas such asCarita de Ángel andLa rosa de Guadalupe.[7]
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