Diego Vicente Aguirre Camblor (born 13 September 1965) is a Uruguayan football manager and former player who played as a forward. He currently manages Peñarol on the Uruguayan Primera División.
.jpg) Aguirre with San Lorenzo in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| 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 | 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 | ||
| 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 | |||
Playing career
editA 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
editAfter 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.
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]
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 the AFC Champions League play-off round.
During Aguirre's second season as head coach, he saw key players Hamid Ismail, Sebastián Soria and Rodrigo 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 against Al-Arabi on 11 December, being later 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]
On 30 May 2022, Aguirre switched teams and countries again after being named in charge of Liga MX side Cruz Azul.[24] He was sacked on 21 August, after a 7–0 loss to Club América.[25]
On 11 March 2023, Aguirre replaced Julio César Cáceres at the helm of Club 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 became Santos' 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]
Managerial statistics
edit- As of match played 8 June 2024
| 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 | 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 | 56 | 23 | 14 | 19 | 113 | 91 | +22 | 41.07 |
| 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 | 57 | 31 | 10 | 16 | 96 | 73 | +23 | 54.39 |
| 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 | 38 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 58 | 38 | +20 | 55.26 |
| Internacional | | 20 June 2021 | 15 December 2021 | 35 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 39 | 32 | +7 | 31.43 |
| Cruz Azul |  | 30 May 2022 | 20 August 2022 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 27 | −13 | 18.18 |
| Olimpia |  | 11 March 2023 | 20 July 2023 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 35 | 26 | +9 | 39.13 |
| Santos | | 6 August 2023 | 15 September 2023 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 20.00 |
| Peñarol | | 21 November 2023 | present | 32 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 52 | 22 | +30 | 65.63 |
| Total | 613 | 299 | 144 | 170 | 990 | 723 | +267 | 48.78 | |||
Honours
editPlayer
edit- Peñarol
- Deportivo FAS
Manager
edit- Peñarol
- Al-Rayyan
- Internacional
- Cruz Azul
References
edit- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-03-04. Retrieved 2010-03-14.
{{cite web}}: 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.
- ^ "Oficial: Cruz Azul confirma a Diego Aguirre como su nuevo técnico para el Apertura 2022" [Official: Cruz Azul confirm Diego Aguirre as their new manager for the 2022 Apertura]. ESPN (in Spanish). 30 May 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
- ^ "Cruz Azul despide a Diego Aguirre tras goleada ante América" [Cruz Azul sack Diego Aguirre after the routing against América] (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 21 August 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
- ^ "Oficial: Diego Aguirre es el nuevo entrenador de Olimpia" [Official: Diego Aguirre is the new manager of Olimpia] (in Spanish). ABC Color. 11 March 2023. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
- ^ "Olimpia despide a Diego Aguirre" [Olimpia fire Diego Aguirre] (in Spanish). D10. 20 July 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
- ^ "Diego Aguirre é o novo técnico do Santos FC" [Diego Aguirre is the new head coach of Santos FC] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Santos FC. 6 August 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
- ^ "Nota oficial – Diego Aguirre" [Official note – Diego Aguirre] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Santos FC. 15 September 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
- ^ "Peñarol y el emotivo video anunciando el retorno de Diego Aguirre: "La Fiera volvió"" [Peñarol and the emotional video announcing the return of Diego Aguirre: "The Beast returned"] (in Spanish). FútbolUy. 21 November 2023. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
External links
edit- Official website (in Spanish)
- Diego Aguirre at BDFutbol