Carlos Aguilera (Uruguayan footballer)

Carlos Aguilera
Personal information
Full name	Carlos Alberto Aguilera Nova
Date of birth	21 September 1964 (age 60)
Place of birth	Montevideo, Uruguay
Height	1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
1980–1982	River Plate Montevideo
1982–1985	Nacional
1985	Independiente Medellín
1986–1987	Racing Club
1987–1988	Tecos
1988–1989	Peñarol
1989–1992	Genoa
1992–1994	Torino
1994–1999	Peñarol
International career
1982–1997	Uruguay
Medal record
Representing Uruguay
Copa America
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Carlos Alberto Aguilera Nova (born 21 September 1964) is a retired Uruguayan footballer who played as a forward.

Club career

Aguilera began his career playing for River Plate Montevideo, from 1980 to 1982. From 1983 to 1985 he played in Club Nacional de Football, then passed to Independiente Medellín (1985), returned to Nacional (1986), Racing Club of Argentina (1986), again in Nacional (1987), and Tecos of Mexico (1987–88). In 1988, he went to Europe to play for Italian clubs Genoa C.F.C. (1989–92), and then A.C. Torino (1992–94). He returned to C.A. Peñarol in 1994, where he played until 1999, finishing a brilliant career. Whilst at Genoa he memorably scored two goals at Anfield to knock Liverpool out of the 1991–92 UEFA Cup.^[1]

In his second phase with Peñarol, he was Uruguayan Champion in 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, and 1999.

Aguilera also played for the Uruguayan national team, winning the Copa América in 1983. He represented Uruguay at the FIFA World Cup level in 1986, in Mexico, and 1990, in Italy.

Scores and results list Uruguay's goal tally first.^[2]