Gastón Aguirre
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Gastón Damián Aguirre | ||
Date of birth | November 11, 1981 | ||
Place of birth | Adrogué, Argentina | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Playing position | Centre back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | CA Temperley | ||
Number | 4 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
2000–2002 | Temperley | 68 | (4) |
2002–2003 | Olimpo | 19 | (0) |
2003–2007 | Newell's Old Boys | 90 | (3) |
2007–2012 | San Lorenzo | 92 | (5) |
2012– | CA Temperley | 80 | (4) |
National team | |||
2004 | Argentina U-23 | 3 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 March 2015. |
Gastón Damián Aguirre (born 11 November 1981 in Adrogué) is an Argentine football defender currently playing for Club Atlético Temperley.[1]
Aguirre started his playing career in 2000 with Temperley in the regionalised 3rd division of Argentine football.[2] In 2002 he joined Olimpo de Bahía Blanca of the Argentine Primera and at the end of the season he joined Newell's Old Boys of Rosario.[1] Aguirre joined San Lorenzo in 2007 and established himself as a regular first team player.[1]
Aguirre gained notoriety in late 2008, when during a match between Tigre and San Lorenzo, he accidentally hit a group of pigeons standing on the field, and one of the birds was killed by the impact of the shot.[3]