Carlos Alberto Aguilera Nova (born 21 September 1964) is a Uruguayan former professional
footballer
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who played as a
forward. He represented Uruguay at an international level, earning a total of 64
caps
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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
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, then passed to
Independiente Medellín
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(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.
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(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
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to knock
Liverpool
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out of the
1991–92 UEFA Cup
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.
In his second phase with Peñarol, he was
Uruguayan Champion in
1994
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1995
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,
1996,
1997
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, and
1999
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.
International career
Aguilera also played for the
Uruguay national team, which won the
Copa América in
1983
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. He represented Uruguay at the
FIFA World Cup
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level in
1986
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, in Mexico, and
1990
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, in Italy.
Career statistics
International goals
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Carlos Alberto Aguilera - International Appearances
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References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Aguilera, Carlos Alberto
1964 births
Living people
1986 FIFA World Cup players
1990 FIFA World Cup players
1983 Copa América players
1989 Copa América players
Peñarol players
Club Nacional de Football players
Expatriate footballers in Argentina
Expatriate footballers in Colombia
Expatriate footballers in Italy
Expatriate footballers in Mexico
Association football forwards
Genoa C.F.C. players
Categoría Primera A players
Independiente Medellín footballers
Footballers from Montevideo
Uruguayan Primera División players
Argentine Primera División players
Racing Club de Avellaneda footballers
Club Atlético River Plate (Montevideo) players
Serie A players
Torino F.C. players
Liga MX players
Tecos F.C. footballers
Uruguay international footballers
Uruguay under-20 international footballers
Uruguayan expatriate footballers
Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Argentina
Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Colombia
Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Italy
Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Mexico
Uruguayan footballers
Copa América-winning players