Francisco Aguilar Fernández (born 10 May 1952) is a Spanish retired

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who played as a forward.

Football career

Aguilar was born in Córdoba, Andalusia. After playing with

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and

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, competing with the former in

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in 1973–74, he joined Atlético Madrid in March 1975, going on remain with the club a further five full seasons in the top flight. With the ''Colchoneros'' Aguilar was mainly a

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, but contributed with 18 games and two goals as the club won the 1977 national championship. He also appeared the full 90 minutes in the second match of the

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against Club Atlético Independiente, helping the hosts win it 2–0 and overcome the 0–1 first-leg deficit to conquer the tournament.Intercontinental Club Cup 1974
at

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Aguilar retired from the professional football at the end of the 1980–81 campaign, suffering Segunda División relegation with

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Honours

;Atlético Madrid * Intercontinental Cup: 1974 *

: 1976–77 *

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: 1975–76

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Aguilar, Francisco 1952 births Living people Spanish men's footballers Footballers from Córdoba, Spain Men's association football forwards La Liga players Segunda División players Elche CF players Rayo Vallecano players Atlético Madrid footballers Granada CF footballers Spain men's amateur international footballers