Javier Aguirre Onaindía (; born 1 December 1958), nicknamed ''El Vasco'' (The Basque), is a Mexican football

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and former

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who played as a midfielder. He is currently manager of the Mexico national team. Aguirre played for

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in the

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. He's now in his third managerial stint with the team; he'd previously coached them to the World Cup in

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and

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. He also won the

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and led them to the final of the 2001 Copa América. Later, he managed

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and

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. At club level, Aguirre led six clubs in Spain's

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. He finished fourth with

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in 2006 and

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in 2008. He took Atlético and

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finals, losing in

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and

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respectively. He also won the

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with

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Early and personal life

Aguirre was born in

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on 1 December 1958, and nicknamed ''El Vasco'' as his parents were both from the Basque Country of Spain. His mother was from the town of Guernica and his father was from Ispaster, and they migrated to Mexico in 1950. He qualified for a Spanish passport, which aided his career due to its strength compared to the Mexican one. He gave his three sons Basque names: Iker, Ander and Iñaki.

Playing career

Club

Aguirre made his professional debut for

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. After a brief stint with the

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, he rejoined Club América. During his second spell with the club, Aguirre rapidly established himself as a starter and went on to win the league championship in the 1983–84 season, scoring in the decisive final. He then transferred to Atlante, where he played for two years before moving abroad to play for

. Aguirre's time in Spain was cut short when he sustained an injury that sidelined him for several months. He returned to Mexico after a year to join

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, where he accumulated over 100 appearances before retiring.

International

Aguirre made 59 appearances for the Mexico national team between 1983 and 1992, scoring 13 goals. He played in the

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on home soil in

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, and was sent off in the quarter-final defeat to

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; the game went to penalties after a 0–0 draw. He was the first Mexican to be sent off at a World Cup.

Managerial career

Early years

After his retirement, Aguirre took up managing, first at Atlante and then

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, where he won his first title as manager, the Invierno 1999 championship.

First spell with Mexico

On 22 June 2001, Aguirre became the manager of the Mexico national team, replacing

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; the team were fifth in their qualifying group for the

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after losing 3–1 away to

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, in a run of one win in 12 games. In his first game on 1 July, ''El Tri'' beat rivals the

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at home with a single

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goal. Mexico qualified in second place behind

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after a 3–0 win at the

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against the Hondurans on 11 November. In July 2001, Aguirre led Mexico at the 2001 Copa América in Colombia. They defeated

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and

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before losing the final by a single goal to the

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. A year later at the 2002 World Cup in South Korea and Japan, his side won their group at

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's expense before losing 2–0 to the US in the Round of 16.

Osasuna

On 6 June 2002, while leading Mexico at the World Cup, Aguirre joined

club

after previous manager Miguel Ángel Lotina quit for

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; he had previously played for the

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se club. In his first season in

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, the club reached the semi-finals of the

, losing 4–2 on aggregate to

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. In 2004–05, Aguirre went one better, guiding Osasuna to the cup final, where they lost 2–1 after extra time to

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. In the following league season, the ''Rojillos'' beat

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to a joint-best 4th place and their first qualification to the

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, having led the table after 11 games.

Atlético Madrid

On 24 May 2006, days after Osasuna finished the season in fourth, Aguirre signed a one-year contract to replace Pepe Murcia at

. After a fourth-place finish in 2008 confirmed a place in the Champions League, he extended his deal by another year. Aguirre was dismissed from the

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on 2 February 2009, after a run of two points from five games. He was replaced by the team's former goalkeeper Abel Resino, who arrived from

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Second spell with Mexico

On 3 April 2009, Aguirre was officially appointed as the new manager of the Mexico national team, replacing

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. He was officially presented in a press conference two weeks later. At the press conference, he stated: "I am not a savior. My aim is that we regain our identity and convince people that we can achieve this together". His annual salary was reported to be US$1,635,000. On 6 June 2009, Aguirre debuted in a 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier against

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, losing 2–1. However, he rebounded four days later with a 2–1 win over

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. On 9 July 2009, Aguirre was ejected in an incident during the

match versus

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. During a play along the sideline, Aguirre kicked Panamanian player Ricardo Phillips, triggering Phillips to push Aguirre, causing ejections for both Aguirre and Phillips and delaying the match for over 10 minutes due to the refusal of the player from Panama to leave the field. Aguirre apologized to the Mexican fans, media, football players and staff, but never extended such courtesy to Philips or the Panamanian team. He was suspended for three games and the

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was fined US$25,000 by

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. On 26 July 2009, Aguirre led Mexico to its fifth Gold Cup title and its first win against the

outside of Mexico since 1999. He then led Mexico to a comeback win over the same opposition at the

on 12 August 2009 and followed it up by winning 3–0 in

, putting Mexico closer to a qualifying spot for the World Cup that seemed to be an impossible task at the time when Eriksson was sacked. On 10 October 2009, Mexico beat El Salvador in the Estadio Azteca 4–1, qualifying Mexico for the

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. After that, in their last hexagonal game against

, they tied 2–2, ending the World Cup qualifying journey. On 30 June 2010, Aguirre resigned as coach of Mexico following their failure to reach the quarter-finals of the

in South Africa. Mexico finished second in

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, ahead of hosts

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and

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, but their progress was halted in the

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where they were defeated 3–1 by

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. Aguirre's decision-making during the qualifying stages and during the World Cup garnered criticism, with journalist

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calling him the worst coach at the World Cup after France's Raymond Domenech. His insistence on playing team-less striker Guillermo Franco, while keeping

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striker

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on the bench bewildered many fans and commentators. Aguirre came under additional criticism for his refusal to explain his decisions. During the run up to the World Cup Aguirre expressed his desire to coach in the Premier League in England, but did not receive any offers.

Real Zaragoza

On 17 November 2010, Aguirre became the manager of

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. On 29 December 2011, he was relieved of his duties following the club's descent into the relegation spots.

Espanyol

On 28 November 2012, Aguirre was appointed manager of Espanyol, who were 20th in the

table at the time. On 16 May 2014, Aguirre announced his departure. He was succeeded by Sergio.

Japan

In August 2014, Aguirre became the new manager of the Japan national team, replacing

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, who had resigned following the

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. At the

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, Japan won all three of its group matches, scoring seven goals and conceding none, though was knocked out in the quarter-final by the

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. On 3 February 2015, the

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announced the termination of Aguirre's contract. This decision followed the confirmation that Spanish anti-corruption investigators had indicted Aguirre for alleged involvement in an ongoing match-fixing investigation.

Al Wahda

On 18 June 2015, Aguirre was hired as new manager of the Al-Wahda FC from

. On 21 May 2017, after leading Al Wahda to the President's Cup championship victory, Aguirre decided to step down as manager.

Egypt

In July 2018, Aguirre was on a four-man shortlist for the vacant Egyptian national team manager job. He was appointed manager in August 2018. During the

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, which was hosted in Egypt, the national team was eliminated by

in the Round of 16. As a result, Aguirre was sacked along with the whole technical and administrative staff of the national team for the disappointing result.

Leganés

In November 2019, Aguirre returned to La Liga, taking over

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after the dismissal of Mauricio Pellegrino. In July 2020, he stepped down from his position after the club was relegated on the final day of the season.

Monterrey

In December 2020, Aguirre returned to

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for the first time since 2001, signing a two-year deal at

. On 28 October 2021, Aguirre won that year's edition of the

after defeating América 1–0 in the

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. On 26 February 2022, he was dismissed from his position after a run of disappointing results.

Mallorca

On 24 March 2022, Aguirre returned to La Liga. He joined

, who were one point above the relegation zone with nine games remaining. Mallorca avoided relegation on the last day of the season. Aguirre led Mallorca to the

final. They lost to

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on penalties after a 1–1 draw at the Estadio de La Cartuja in

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. On 22 May 2024, Aguirre and Mallorca parted ways.

Third spell with Mexico

On 22 July 2024, the

announced Aguirre as the new manager of the

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. In November 2024, Aguirre was hit by a beer can, leaving him bloodied after his team’s 2-0 loss to Honduras in the Nations League quarter-final. Despite the injury, Aguirre downplayed the incident, focusing on congratulating the victors. The Mexican Football Federation condemned the attack, urging CONCACAF to act, while CONCACAF promised an investigation. Honduras manager Rueda also expressed disappointment over the violence. The incident was also condemned by FIFA President

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, calling it "horrible" and called for an investigation of the incident.

Managerial statistics

Honours

Player

América *

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: 1983–84

Manager

Pachuca *

: Invierno 1999 Osasuna *

runner-up: 2004–05 Al-Wahda *

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: 2016–17 * UAE League Cup: 2015–16 Monterrey *

Mallorca *

runner-up: 2023–24 Mexico *

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: 2024–25 *

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runner-up:

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Individual *

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CONCACAF Best Club Manager: 2021 *

CONCACAF Best XI Manager: 2021

References

External links

Real Zaragoza official profile
* * *

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