Álex Aguinaga

Álex Dario Aguinaga Garzón (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈaleks aɣiˈnaɣa]; born July 9, 1968 in Ibarra) is an Ecuadorian retired football midfielder. As a player, he is one of the all-time cap leaders for Ecuador with 109 matches, scoring 23 goals.[1] 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.

Álex Aguinaga
Aguinaga as a coach of Deportivo Cuenca in 2015
Personal information
Full name Alex Dario Aguinaga Garzón
Date of birth (1968-07-09) July 9, 1968
Place of birth Ibarra, Ecuador
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) 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)
National team
1987–2004 Ecuador 109 (23)
Teams managed
2011 América (assistant)
2011 Barcelona SC
2012 San Luis
2013–2014 LDU Loja
2014–2015 Correcaminos UAT
2015–2016 Deportivo Cuenca
2016 LDU Quito
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Aguinaga and the second or maternal family name is Garzón.

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 title. 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.[2] He scored in the penalty shootout against Real Madrid in the 3rd place match.[3] Aguinaga played for his country in the 2002 FIFA World Cup at the age of 34.

He also holds a Mexican passport. His grandfather is of Spanish descent.

LDU Quito

After winning a league title 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 assisted in the goal by Iván Kaviedes that assured Ecuador's first qualification to the FIFA World Cup in 2002.

International goals
List of Álex Aguinaga's international goals[4]
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1March 5, 1987Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana Cuba1–21–2Friendly
2June 7, 1988Albuquerque Sports Stadium, Albuquerque, New Mexico United States0–10–1Friendly
3June 10, 1988Unknown, Houston, Texas United States0–10–2Friendly
4June 15, 1988Estadio Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula Honduras1–11–1Friendly
5September 24, 1989Estadio Monumental de Barcelona, Guayaquil Paraguay1–13–11990 FIFA World Cup qualifier
6June 30, 1991Estadio Nacional, Santiago Chile3–13–1Friendly
7July 9, 1991Estadio Sausalito, Viña del Mar Uruguay0–11–11991 Copa América
8July 13, 1991Estadio Sausalito, Viña del Mar Bolivia1–04–01991 Copa América
9June 15, 1993Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito Venezuela6–16–11993 Copa América
10June 22, 1993Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito Uruguay2–12–11993 Copa América
11July 6, 1996Estadio Nacional, Santiago Chile1–14–11998 FIFA World Cup qualifier
12September 1, 1996Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito Venezuela1–01–01998 FIFA World Cup qualifier
13February 12, 1997Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito Uruguay1–04–01998 FIFA World Cup qualifier
14April 2, 1997Estadio Nacional, Lima Peru1–11–11998 FIFA World Cup qualifier
15April 30, 1997Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti, Buenos Aires Argentina2–12–11998 FIFA World Cup qualifier
16August 20, 1997Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito Paraguay1–12–11998 FIFA World Cup qualifier
17September 10, 1997Estádio Fonte Nova, Salvador Brazil3–14–2Friendly
18March 29, 2000Estadio Casa Blanca, Quito Venezuela2–02–02002 FIFA World Cup qualifier
19April 26, 2000Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo (Morumbi), São Paulo Brazil0–13–22002 FIFA World Cup qualifier
20January 22, 2002Miami Orange Bowl, Miami Canada1–02–02002 CONCACAF Gold Cup
21January 22, 2002Miami Orange Bowl, Miami Canada2–02–02002 CONCACAF Gold Cup
22November 20, 2002Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito Costa Rica1–22–2Friendly
23June 2, 2003Estadio Bellavista, Ambato Guatemala2–02–0Friendly

Managerial career

Aguinaga's managerial career began in late 2010 as an assistant 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.[5] 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.[6]

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.[7]

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.[8]

Honors

Club

Necaxa

LDU Quito

International

 Ecuador

Individual
  • Ideal team of South America: 1989
  • Number 7 retired by Necaxa as a recognition to his contribution to the club.

References
  1. rsssf: Ecuador record international footballers
  2. "Beckham off in Man Utd epic". BBC. 6 January 2000. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  3. "Mexican penalty kings depose Real". BBC News. 14 January 2000. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  4. "Alex Darío Aguinaga - International Appearances". RSSSF. July 25, 2004. Retrieved March 26, 2011.
  5. "El legendario Álex Aguinaga es el nuevo director técnico de Barcelona" [The legendary Álex Aguinaga is the new manager of Barcelona] (in Spanish). El Universo. March 25, 2011. Retrieved March 25, 2011.
  6. "Hasta ahí nomás" [Enough] (in Spanish). futbolecuador.com. May 27, 2011. Retrieved May 27, 2011.
  7. "Llega Alex Aguinaga a Ciudad Victoria" (in Spanish). Milenio. 1 September 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  8. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1039219/
  9. "Necaxa". FIFA. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
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