Carlos Aragonés Espinoza (born 16 February 1956), nicknamed "Aragonez" in Brazil, is a former Bolivian

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, 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

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until February 2011.

Playing career

Club

Born in

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, 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, Aragonés moved to Brazil in 1981 to play for

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. He stayed in the club until 1984, playing 113 games before leaving. Carlos Aragonés moved to

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in 1984, playing six more Série A games without scoring a goal. He returned to Bolivia in 1985 and joined

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. While playing for the ''canarios'', he suffered a serious knee injury that put an end to his football career.

International

He played 31 games for the Bolivia national team between 1977 and 1981, scoring 15 goals, including two against

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in the

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. He is the third-placed Bolivia national team's all-time goalscorer. He represented his country in 12 FIFA World Cup qualification matches.

Managerial career

Carlos Aragonés was hired as the Bolivia national team manager in 2000, but he resigned after the unsuccessful campaign at the

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. At club level he has managed Bolivian clubs Real Santa Cruz, The Strongest,

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

Honours

Player

Club

Club Independiente ; Bolívar club palmeiras brasil *

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: 1978

Manager

Club

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: 1993 ;

: 1998, 1999

References

External links

Club Bolívar all-time topscorers
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