Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 ⁄2 in) Playing position | Years Team Name Carlos Aragones | |
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Full name Carlos Aragones Espinoza Date of birth (1956-02-16) February 16, 1956 (age 59) Place of birth Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia | ||
Carlos Aragonés Espinoza (born February 16, 1956) is a former Bolivian football (soccer) midfielder, 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.
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Born in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, 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, where he had an unsuccessful stint at Palmeiras, playing 12 Série A games before leaving the club. 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 in the Copa América 1979. He is the third-placed Bolivia national teams 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 Copa América 2001.
At club level he has managed Bolivian clubs Real Santa Cruz, The Strongest, Blooming, Oriente Petrolero and Bolívar.
Between 2006 and 2009, Aragonés was Erwin Sánchez's coaching staff coordinator for the Bolivia national team.