Óscar Aguirregaray Explained

Óscar Aguirregaray
Fullname:Óscar Osvaldo Aguirregaray Acosta
Birth Date:25 October 1959
Birth Place:Artigas, Uruguay
Position:Defender
Years1:1980–1985
Years2:1986–1988
Years3:1988–1989
Years4:1990–1991
Years5:1991
Years6:1991–1993
Years7:1994–2001
Clubs7:Peñarol
Caps3:41
Goals3:2
Caps4:15
Goals4:1
Caps7:28
Goals7:2
Nationalyears1:1987–1997
Nationalteam1:Uruguay
Nationalcaps1:10
Nationalgoals1:0
Manageryears1:2006
Managerclubs1:River Plate Montevideo

Óscar Osvaldo Aguirregaray Acosta (born 25 October 1959) is a former Uruguayan footballer who played as a defender for Uruguay national team.[1] [2]

Club career

At club level, he has played for Nacional, Defensor Sporting, Internacional de Porto Alegre, Palmeiras, Figueirense and Peñarol. In 2006, he was head coach of Club Atlético River Plate in Uruguay alongside Pablo Bengoechea.

On 2 May 2001, Oscar Aguirregaray scored Peñarol's only goal in a 1-3 loss to Vasco da Gama in the group stage of the 2001 Copa Libertadores, thus becoming the oldest player to score in the competition at the age of 41 years and 189 days, a record he held for 16 years, until Zé Roberto scored at nearly 43 in .[3]

International career

Aguirregaray made ten appearances for the Uruguay national football team from 1995 to 1997,[4] having played earlier in 1987 for the Uruguayan Olympic team. He was a member of the Uruguayan squad for the 1987 Copa América but he did not play.

Honours

Nacional
Uruguay
Defensor Sporting
Peñarol

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Oscar Aguirregaray - AUF. 24 April 2020.
  2. Web site: Óscar Aguirregaray . worldfootball.net . 20 August 2021.
  3. Web site: Roque Santa Cruz – third oldest scorer in Copa Libertadores . iffhs . 26 March 2023 .
  4. Web site: Passo Alpuin, Luis Fernando. Uruguay - Record International Players. 2009-05-01. RSSSF. 2009-07-21.