Carlos Aragonés Espinoza (born 16 February 1956
), nicknamed "Aragonez" in Brazil, is a former
Bolivia
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football (soccer)
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midfielder
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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
Blooming until February 2011.
Playing career
Club
Born in
Santa Cruz de la Sierra
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Situated on the Pirai River (Bolivia), Pirai River in the eastern Tropical ...
,
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
Palmeiras. He stayed in the club until 1984, playing 113 games before leaving.
Carlos Aragonés moved to
Coritiba in 1984,
playing six more Série A games without scoring a goal.
He returned to Bolivia in 1985 and joined
Destroyers. 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
Brazil
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in the
1979 Copa América.
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
2001 Copa América.
At club level he has managed Bolivian clubs
Real Santa Cruz,
The Strongest,
Blooming,
List of Blooming Managers
Oriente Petrolero and Bolívar.
Between 2006 and 2009, Aragonés was Erwin Sánchez's coaching staff coordinator for the Bolivia national team.
Honours
Player
; Bolívar
* Bolivian Primera División: 1978
* Copa Bolivia: 1979
; Coritiba
*Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
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: 1985
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Manager
Club
; The Strongest
* Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano: 1993
; Blooming
* Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano: 1998, 1999
; Bolívar
* Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano: 2006 Clausura
References
External links
Club Bolívar all-time topscorers
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1956 births
Living people
Footballers from Santa Cruz de la Sierra
Men's association football midfielders
Bolivian men's footballers
20th-century Bolivian sportsmen
Bolivia men's international footballers
Club Bolívar players
SE Palmeiras players
Coritiba Foot Ball Club players
Club Destroyers players
Bolivian expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Brazil
Bolivian expatriate sportspeople in Brazil
1979 Copa América players
2001 Copa América managers
Bolivian football managers
The Strongest managers
Club Blooming managers
Oriente Petrolero managers
Club Bolívar managers
Bolivia national football team managers