Ludovino Darío Espínola Alegre, known as Darío Espínola, is an

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and former player who played as a

right back In the sport of association football, a defender is an Glossary of association football terms#O, outfield player whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring. Defenders fall into four main categ ...

. He is the current interim manager of

Arsenal de Sarandí Arsenal Fútbol Club (), usually referred as Arsenal de Sarandí , or simply Arsenal, is an Argentine sports club from the Sarandí district of Avellaneda Partido, Greater Buenos Aires. The football team currently plays in Primera Nacional, t ...

. He is nicknamed "

Cafu Marcos Evangelista de Morais (born 7 June 1970), known as Cafu (), is a Brazilian former professional Association football, footballer who played as a Defender (association football)#Full-back, right-back. Widely regarded as one of the greates ...

" after the famous Brazilian rightback.

Career

Espínola started his playing career in 1992 with

Argentino de Quilmes Club Atlético Argentino de Quilmes, simply known as Argentino de Quilmes, is an Argentine association football, football club from Quilmes, Buenos Aires. The team currently plays in Primera B Metropolitana, Primera B, the third division of the ...

. In 1993, he joined

where he remained for 16 years, making him one of the club's longest serving players and the player with the 2nd most appearances in the history of the club with over 400 games in all competitions, behind Carlos Ruiz. The highlights of his career were the club's promotion to the

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in 2002 and the victory on the

2007 Copa Sudamericana The 2007 edition of the Copa Sudamericana was played by 34 teams; 30 teams from the CONMEBOL and 4 teams from the CONCACAF. CONMEBOL organized the tournament and invited three North American clubs which were the best three of the CONCACAF Champio ...

. In 2010 Espínola left Arsenal and joined second division side

Defensa y Justicia Club Social y Deportivo Defensa y Justicia, commonly known as Defensa y Justicia, is an Argentine football club from Florencio Varela, Buenos Aires, established in 1935.

Personal life

Espínola is the brother of Oscar Espínola and uncle of

Aníbal Leguizamón Aníbal Andrés Leguizamón Espínola (born 10 January 1992), known as Aníbal Leguizamón, is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Belgrano. Career Leguizamón had a youth spell with Arsenal de Sarandí, before ...

Honours

References

External links

* at Futbol XXI
Football-Lineups player profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Espinola, Dario 1973 births Living people Footballers from Posadas, Misiones Argentine men's footballers Men's association football defenders Argentine Primera División players Arsenal de Sarandí footballers Defensa y Justicia footballers Argentine football managers Argentine Primera División managers Arsenal de Sarandí managers Argentine sportspeople of Paraguayan descent