Diego Aguirre

A Liverpool Montevideo youth graduate, Aguirre joined the club in 1982 at the age of 16, and made his senior debut in the following year. In 1986, he moved to city rivals Peñarol, and was a part of the squad which won the 1987 Copa Libertadores, scoring a last-minute winner in the Final. In 1988, after an unassuming spell with Olympiacos, Aguirre had a brief stint with Sven-Göran Eriksson's ACF Fiorentina, appearing only in the Coppa Italia. He subsequently moved to Brazil, representing Internacional and São Paulo. In the following years Aguirre rarely settled into a club, and played for Portuguesa, Independiente, Peñarol, Bolívar, CA Marbella, Danubio, CD Ourense, Deportivo FAS, River Plate Montevideo, Deportes Temuco and Rentistas.

After starting his career with Plaza Colonia in 2002, Aguirre returned to his former club Peñarol in 2003. Despite winning the year's championship, he was sacked in December 2004. On 20 December 2005, Aguirre was named in charge of Aucas, but was sacked the following March. In 2007, he was appointed manager of Montevideo Wanderers, and was subsequently in charge of Alianza Lima for just five matches. In 2008, Aguirre was named Uruguay under-20 manager, after a request of Óscar Tabárez. On 7 December 2010 he returned to Peñarol, winning another national championship and reaching the finals of the 2011 Copa Libertadores, where his side lost to Santos.

On 5 September 2011, Aguirre signed for Al-Rayyan, remaining in charge until 4 November 2013. He subsequently replaced Zico at the helm of Al-Gharafa, being appointed on 2 February 2014. On 22 December 2014, Aguirre was named manager of another club he represented as a player, Internacional, being relieved from his duties the following 6 August. On 3 December 2015, he signed a two-year deal with Atlético Mineiro, resigning on 19 May. On 27 June 2016, Aguirre replaced Pablo Guede at the helm of San Lorenzo. On 22 September of the following year, he resigned after being knocked out of the year's Copa Libertadores. On 11 March 2018, Aguirre was appointed manager of another former club, São Paulo. On 11 November, after falling down from the first to the fifth position, he left the club. Aguirre returned to Al Rayyan for a second…

Player

Peñarol Uruguayan Primera División: 1986 Copa Libertadores: 1987 Deportivo FAS Salvadoran Primera División: 1996

Manager

Peñarol Uruguayan Primera División: 2003, 2009–10, 2024 Copa AUF Uruguay: 2025 Supercopa Uruguaya: 2026 Al-Rayyan Qatar Crown Prince Cup: 2012 Emir of Qatar Cup: 2013 Sheikh Jassem Cup: 2012, 2013 Internacional Campeonato Gaúcho: 2015 Cruz Azul Supercopa de la Liga MX: 2022