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Carlos Aragonés
Personal information
Full name Carlos Aragonés Espinoza
Date of birth (1956-02-16) 16 February 1956 (age 68)
Place of birth Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1976–1980 Bolívar 109 (64)
1981–1984 Palmeiras 12 (0)
1984–1985 Coritiba 6 (0)
1985 Destroyers 16 (6)
International career
1977–1981 Bolivia 31 (15)
Managerial career
1989–1990 Blooming
1991 Real Santa Cruz
1992–1993 The Strongest
1993–1997 Bolivia (Assistant Coach)
1997–1999 Blooming
2000–2001 Bolivia
2003 Blooming
2004 Oriente Petrolero
2005–2006 Bolívar
2010–2011 Blooming
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Template:Spanish name 2 Carlos Aragonés Espinoza (born 16 February 1956[1]), nicknamed "Aragonez" in Brazil, is a former Bolivian football (soccer) midfielder, who is Bolivia national team's third-placed all-time goalscorer. He played for several top-level clubs of Bolivia and Brazil. Aragonés was the Bolivia national team head coach in 2001. The last team he managed at club level was Blooming until February 2011.

Playing career

Club

Born in Santa Cruz de la Sierra,[1] he started his career in 1976, defending Bolívar, where he was part of the squad that won the Bolivian league in 1976 and in 1978,[1] Aragonés moved to Brazil in 1981 to play for Palmeiras. He stayed in the club until 1984, playing 113 games before leaving.[2] Carlos Aragonés moved to Coritiba in 1984,[1] playing six more Série A games without scoring a goal.[3] He returned to Bolivia in 1985 and joined Destroyers. While playing for the canarios, he suffered a serious knee injury that put an end to his football career.[4]

International

He played 31 games for the Bolivia national team between 1977 and 1981, scoring 15 goals,[5] including two against Brazil in the Copa América 1979.[1] He is the third-placed Bolivia national teams all-time goalscorer.[5] He represented his country in 12 FIFA World Cup qualification matches.[6]

Managerial career

Carlos Aragonés was hired as the Bolivia national team manager in 2000,[7] but he resigned after the unsuccessful campaign at the Copa América 2001.[8]

At club level he has managed Bolivian clubs Real Santa Cruz, The Strongest, Blooming,[9] Oriente Petrolero and Bolívar.

Between 2006 and 2009, Aragonés was Erwin Sánchez's coaching staff coordinator for the Bolivia national team.

Honours

Player

Club

Bolívar

Manager

Club

The Strongest
Blooming

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro Lance Volume 1. Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A. 2001. p. 28. ISBN 85-88651-01-7.
  2. ^ "Aragonés" (in Portuguese). Terceiro Tempo. Retrieved May 3, 2017.
  3. ^ "Aragonés" (in Portuguese). Futpédia. Archived from the original on March 30, 2009. Retrieved June 11, 2009.
  4. ^ “Tuve ofertas para volver a dirigir” Archived May 29, 2009, at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
  5. ^ a b "Bolivia - Record International Players". RSSSF. May 1, 2009. Retrieved June 11, 2009.
  6. ^ Carlos Aragonés – FIFA competition record (archived)
  7. ^ "Return of a legend". Sports Illustrated. February 1, 2000. Retrieved June 11, 2009.
  8. ^ "Habegger é demitido por bolivianos" (in Portuguese). Diário de Cuiabá. October 11, 2001. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved June 11, 2009.
  9. ^ List of Blooming Managers Archived January 26, 2011, at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
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