Francisco Aguirre (born 1 September 1977 in

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) is an

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, who currently plays for

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Career

He started his career at Banfield of

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. After spending three season at

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, he moved to Swiss 1. Liga club

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, where he won promotion. After the season, he was signed by

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side

Yverdon-Sport FC Yverdon-Sport FC is a Swiss football team from the town of Yverdon-les-Bains. The club plays in a green and white strip, and were promoted from the Swiss 1. Liga Promotion, the third tier of Swiss football after winning in the 2020–21 season. ...

, where he won promotion again in summer 2005. In this season, he went on to score 154 goals in 73 games. After a short spell in Qatar in January 2006 to summer 2006, he moved back to Switzerland for Super League side

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. In June 2008 the Argentinian striker signed a 3-year closed contract with

AC Omonia Athletic Club Omonia Nicosia ( el, Αθλητικός Σύλλογος Oμόνοιας Λευκωσίας, ΑΣΟΛ; ''Athlitikos Sillogos Omonias Lefkosias'', ''ASOL''), commonly known as Omonia Nicosia, or simply Omonia ("Harmony"; also trans ...

, however he was released the following year.

References

1977 births Living people Argentine footballers Association football forwards Footballers from Buenos Aires Argentine Primera División players Primera B Metropolitana players Swiss Super League players Swiss Challenge League players Cypriot First Division players Qatar Stars League players Deportivo Morón footballers Argentine expatriate footballers Club Atlético Banfield footballers FC Chiasso players Yverdon-Sport FC players FC St. Gallen players Al-Arabi SC (Qatar) players AC Omonia players Aris Limassol FC players FC Locarno players Club Atlético Brown footballers Expatriate footballers in Cyprus Expatriate footballers in Switzerland Expatriate footballers in Qatar Expatriate soccer players in Canada {{Argentina-footy-forward-1970s-stub