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Javier Aguirre
Personal information
Full name	Javier Aguirre Onaindía
Date of birth	December 1, 1958 (age 51)
Place of birth	Mexico City, Mexico
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Mexico
Senior career*
National team
Teams managed
1995–1996	Atlante
1998–2000	Pachuca
2001–2002	Mexico
2002–2006	Osasuna
2006–2009	Atlético Madrid
2009–	Mexico
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.; † Appearances (Goals).;

This is a Spanish name; the first family name is Aguirre and the second is Onaindía.

Javier Aguirre Onaindía (born 1 December 1958 in Mexico City), popularly nicknamed El Vasco, is a Mexican football manager and former midfielder. He was also a member of the Mexican national team, of which he is currently the manager.

[edit] Playing career

Aguirre played for a number of clubs in Mexico, including Club América, where he won several championships, including a final against CD Guadalajara, where he scored a goal. He also played outside Mexico with CA Osasuna in Spain and the Los Angeles Aztecs in the United States.

He made 59 appearances for the Mexican national team between 1983 and 1992, scoring 13 goals^[1]. He played in the FIFA World Cup in 1986 and was sent off in the quarter-final defeat by West Germany.

[edit] Management career

[edit] Early years

After retiring as a player, he took up managing, first with Atlante and then Club Pachuca, where he won the Invierno championship in 1999.

[edit] Mexico

In 2001, he replaced Enrique Meza as the manager of Mexico due to poor results. That same year, he managed them in the Copa América 2001, but lost 1-0 in the final against host nation Colombia. In 2002, he managed them in the 2002 FIFA World Cup.

[edit] Osasuna

Aguirre was then hired to coach CA Osasuna in the Spanish La Liga, where he has been one of the most consistent coaches in the past years, mostly due to the achievement of all the goals he sets. After being hired to save Osasuna in 2002, he did so and stayed with the team until 2006, when he earned them a spot in the UEFA Cup.

[edit] Atlético Madrid

This overwhelming success on such a small budgeted team earned him the spot on Atlético Madrid's bench. In the first season (2006-07), his task was to get the team back in a European competition and he did so by putting Atlético in the UEFA Cup. The second year's goal (2007-08) was a more ambitious one: the Champions League. After an irregular season, Atlético earned a ticket to the UEFA Champions League under Aguirre's command.

On 2 February, Spanish sports newspaper Marca reported that Aguirre would be replaced by ex-Atlético goalkeeper and CD Castellón manager Abel Resino. The club cited Atlético's recently lacking performance in the new year as reasons for Aguirre's dismissal (Atlético had not won a single game in 2009, up to that point). While most of the club felt his dismissal was necessary, some see his departure as unfair since Aguirre elevated the club to a level it had not seen in almost 14 years.

[edit] Return To Mexico

On 3 April 2009, Aguirre was officially appointed as the new manager of the Mexican national team after the poor performance of Sven-Göran Eriksson. Many believe that Eriksson was the scapegoat to be blamed because of Mexico's recently weak team (compared to past years), but brought average results for Mexico. He was officially presented as Mexico manager in a press conference on 16 April 2009. There, he stated: "For me, it is an honor to return home" and about the players, stating: "May the player who comes, come with pride, with identity, with love for the jersey," and also stated "Let this be a prize, not a punishment, because this is a prize for our careers." On 6 June 2009, Aguirre debuted in a 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier against El Salvador, losing 2-1. However, he rebounded with a 2-1 win over Trinidad and Tobago.

On 9 July 2009, Aguirre was ejected in a bizarre incident during a CONCACAF Gold Cup match versus Panama. 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 the refusal of the player from Panama to leave the field.^[2]

Aguirre apologized to the Mexican fans, media, football players and staff, but never extended such courtesy to Philips or the Panamanian team. He was also fined for his uncontrollable actions. Due to this act, he received a three-game ban.

On 26 July 2009, Aguirre lead El Tri to its fifth Gold Cup title and its first win against the United States outside of Mexico since 1999.^[3]

He then led Mexico to a crucial comeback win over the same opposition at the Estadio Azteca on August 12 2009 and followed it up by winning in Costa Rica, putting Mexico close to qualification that looked like a mountain when Eriksson was sacked.

On 11 October 2009, Aguirre lead Mexico's win over El Salvador in the Estadio Azetca by 4-1. This result, qualified the Mexican team for the 2010 world cup.

[edit] Honours

[edit] Manager

Internatinal Honours

With Mexico

CONCACAF Gold Cup: 1

2009

Club Honours

With CF Pachuca

Primera División de México: 1

1999

With Atlético Madrid

UEFA Intertoto Cup: 1

2007

[edit] International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	March 15, 1983	San José, Costa Rica	Costa Rica	1–0	Win	Friendly
2.	March 22, 1983	Mexico City, Mexico	Costa Rica	1–0	Win	Friendly
3.	October 25, 1983	Los Angeles, United States	El Salvador	5–0	Win	Friendly
4.	January 24, 1984	Irapuato, Mexico	Venezuela	3–0	Win	Friendly
5.	August 16, 1984	Helsinki, Finland	Finland	3–0	Win	Friendly
6.	August 22, 1984	Malmö, Sweden	Sweden	1–1	Draw	Friendly
7.	December 4, 1984	Los Angeles, United States	Ecuador	3–2	Win	Friendly
8.	June 2, 1985	Mexico City, Mexico	Italy	1–1	Draw	1985 Mexico City Cup
9.	November 17, 1985	Puebla, Mexico	Argentina	1–1	Draw	Friendly
10.	February 19, 1986	Mexico City, Mexico	Soviet Union	1–0	Win	Friendly
11.	April 13, 1986	Los Angeles, United States	Uruguay	1–0	Win	Friendly
12.	April 27, 1986	Mexico City, Mexico	Canada	3–0	Win	Friendly
13.	February 14, 1988	Guatemala City, Guatemala	Guatemala	3–0	Win	Friendly
14.	March 8, 1992	Mexico City, Mexico	CIS	4–0	Win	Friendly