Carlos Daniel Aimar (born 21 July 1950) is an Argentine retired

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who played as a

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, and a current coach.

Playing career

Born in

Corral de Bustos Corral de Bustos is a town in Argentina located in the district of Marcos Juárez, in the south east of the Province of Córdoba. History The town of Corral de Bustos-Ifflinger was founded in the early Twentieth Century, when the German Carl ...

Marcos Juárez Marcos Juárez is a city in the province of Córdoba, Argentina. It has 24,226 inhabitants per the , and is the head town of the Marcos Juárez Department. It is located 267 km southeast from the provincial capital Córdoba, on National Rou ...

, Córdoba, Aimar started his senior career with hometown's Sporting Club. In 1971, after impressing in a friendly, he moved to

Rosario Central Club Atlético Rosario Central () is a sports club based in Rosario, Argentina, that plays in the Argentine Primera División. The club was officially founded on December 24, 1889, by a group of railway workers, taking its name from the Englis ...

. On 16 May 1971 Aimar made his Primera División debut, in a defeat against

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. After making his debut, he was regularly used by the club, being a part of the squad in its

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and

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league-winning campaigns. Aimar also appeared with Rosario in three

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editions, and ended his spell at the club in 1978 with a total of 334 matches and 32 goals. In 1979, he joined fellow league team

San Lorenzo de Almagro Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro, commonly known as San Lorenzo de Almagro or simply San Lorenzo (in English: ''Saint Lawrence''), is a sports club of Argentina in the Boedo district of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its football team ...

, and eventually retired with the club in the end of the year, aged 28.

Managerial career

Aimar's first managerial experience was at

Deportivo Español Club Social, Deportivo y Cultural Español de la República Argentina (commonly referred to as Deportivo Español) is an Argentine sports club from the Parque Avellaneda district of Buenos Aires. The club is mostly known for its football team, wh ...

in 1988. The following year he moved abroad, being appointed manager of

CD Logroñés Club Deportivo Logroñés, S.A.D. was a Spanish football team based in Logroño, in the autonomous community of La Rioja. Founded in 1940, it last played in ''Regional Preferente de La Rioja''. Due to financial problems, since 2009 the club has ...

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. After a one-year spell at

Boca Juniors Club Atlético Boca Juniors () is an Argentine sports club headquartered in La Boca, a neighbourhood of Buenos Aires. The club is mostly known for its professional football team which, since its promotion in 1913, has always played in the A ...

, Aimar returned to his lifetime club Rosario Central in 1991. He subsequently returned to Logroñés, avoiding relegation during his two campaigns in charge. In 1994 Aimar was appointed at the helm of

Celta de Vigo Real Club Celta de Vigo (; ), commonly known as Celta de Vigo or simply Celta, is a Spanish professional football club based in Vigo, Galicia, that competes in La Liga, the top tier of Spanish football. Nicknamed ''Os Celestes'' (The Sky Blues ...

, also in the top division. He was sacked in October 1995, and was later named manager of another club he represented as a player, San Lorenzo. In 1997 Aimar returned to Logroñés for a third spell, but failed to avoid its top flight relegation. He was subsequently in charge of

CD Tenerife Club Deportivo Tenerife, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Tenerife, in the Canary Islands. Founded in 1912, the club plays in the Segunda División, holding home matches at the Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez Lóp ...

Club Atlético Lanús Club Atlético Lanús () is an Argentina, Argentine sports club from the Lanús district of Greater Buenos Aires. Founded in 1915, the club's main sports are association football, football and basketball. In both sports, Lanús plays in Argentin ...

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and

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before retiring from football and becoming a

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Honours

Player

;Rosario Central * Primera División:

References

External links

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Arriba Central profile
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