Carlos Aguilera

Born in Madrid, Aguilera began his career at Atlético Madrid, and his debut for the first team came on 26 March 1988 against Sporting de Gijón, after having started the season at the reserve side. He played for the club until 1993, winning consecutive Copa del Rey trophies (1991 and 1992) in the process. Aguilera then signed with CD Tenerife, staying three years at the Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez López. Incidentally, his best season in La Liga, 1995–96 – with five goals in 39 matches as the islanders qualified for the UEFA Cup– came as Atlético reached an historical double; previously, on 8 December 1993, he had scored his first UEFA Cup goal in the 2–1 home win for Tenerife against Juventus FC in the third round, lost 4–2 on aggregate. In summer 1996, Aguilera returned to his first team, remaining with them even after a 2000 relegation and again putting up strong numbers over two Segunda División campaigns, featuring in 78 games and scoring 14 goals. Ahead of 2003–04, while agreeing to a new 12-month contract, he even accepted to take a pay cut. Aguilera retired in 2005, aged 36. He returned to Atlético in directorial capacities six years later; in October 2017, he was told his services as youth system coordinator were no longer required.

Aguilera's form during his return to Atlético led to a selection for the Spain national team, his debut coming on 24 September 1997 in a 2–1 away victory over Slovakia in the 1998 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. He was included in the squad for the final stages in France, starting against Paraguay (0–0) and Bulgaria (6–1 win) in a group-stage elimination. Aguilera totalled seven caps in one year.

Aguilera began his career playing for River Plate Montevideo, from 1980 to 1982. From 1983 to 1985 he played in Club Nacional de Football, then passed to Independiente Medellín (1985), returned to Nacional (1986), Racing Club of Argentina (1986), again in Nacional (1987), and Tecos of Mexico (1987–88). In 1988, he went to Europe to play for Italian clubs Genoa C.F.C. (1989–92), and then A.C. Torino (1992–94). He returned to C.A. Peñarol in 1994, where he played until 1999, finishing a brilliant career. Whilst at Genoa he memorably scored two goals at Anfield to knock Liverpool out of the 1991–92 UEFA Cup. In his second phase with Peñarol, he was Uruguayan Champion in 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, and 1999.

Aguilera also played for the Uruguay national team, which won the Copa América in 1983. He represented Uruguay at the FIFA World Cup level in 1986, in Mexico, and 1990, in Italy.

International

Scores and results list Uruguay's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Aguilera goal.

Atlético Madrid

Copa del Rey: 1990–91, 1991–92; runner-up: 1998–99, 1999–2000 Segunda División: 2001–02