Carlos Alberto Aguilera Nova (born 21 September 1964) is a Uruguayan former professional footballer who played as a forward.
He represented Uruguay at an international level, earning a total of 64 caps.
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Full name | Carlos Alberto Aguilera Novas | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 21 September 1964 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
1980–1982 | River Plate Montevideo | 45 | (19) | ||||||||||||||
1983–1984 | Nacional | 43 | (16) | ||||||||||||||
1985 | Independiente Medellín | 30 | (19) | ||||||||||||||
1986–1987 | Racing Club | 11 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
1987–1988 | Tecos | 34 | (9) | ||||||||||||||
1988–1989 | Peñarol | 24 | (11) | ||||||||||||||
1989–1992 | Genoa | 96 | (33) | ||||||||||||||
1992–1994 | Torino | 37 | (12) | ||||||||||||||
1994–1999 | Peñarol | 70 | (15) | ||||||||||||||
Total | 390 | (135) | |||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||
1982–1997 | Uruguay | 64 | (22) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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.
1 | 18 September 1983 | Caracas, Venezuela | Venezuela | 2–1 | 1983 Copa América | 1 |
2, 3 | 26 September 1983 | Tel Aviv, Israel | Israel | 2–2 | Friendly | 2 |
4 | 13 October 1983 | Lima, Peru | Peru | 1–0 | 1983 Copa América | 1 |
5 | 4 November 1983 | Salvador, Brazil | Brazil | 1–1 | 1983 Copa América | 1 |
6 | 19 September 1984 | Montevideo, Uruguay | Peru | 2–0 | Friendly | 1 |
7 | 3 October 1984 | Lima, Peru | Peru | 3–1 | Friendly | 1 |
8 | 29 January 1985 | Montevideo, Uruguay | East Germany | 3–0 | Friendly | 1 |
9 | 14 February 1985 | Montevideo, Uruguay | Finland | 2–1 | Friendly | 1 |
10 | 24 February 1985 | Montevideo, Uruguay | Colombia | 3–0 | Friendly | 1 |
11 | 10 March 1985 | Montevideo, Uruguay | Ecuador | 2–1 | 1986 World Cup qualification | 1 |
12 | 28 April 1985 | Bogota, Colombia | Colombia | 1–2 | Friendly | 1 |
13, 14 | 25 May 1985 | Tokyo, Japan | Japan | 4–1 | 1985 Kirin Cup | 2 |
15 | 2 February 1986 | Miami, USA | Canada | 3–1 | Miami Cup | 1 |
16 | 7 February 1986 | Miami, USA | United States | 1–1 | Miami Cup | 1 |
17 | 22 April 1989 | Verona, Italy | Italy | 1–1 | Friendly | 1 |
18, 19 | 3 May 1989 | Montevideo, Uruguay | Ecuador | 3–1 | Friendly | 2 |
20 | 14 June 1989 | Montevideo, Uruguay | Bolivia | 1–0 | Friendly | 1 |
21 | 25 April 1990 | Stuttgart, West Germany | West Germany | 3–3 | Friendly | 1 |
22 | 16 November 1997 | Maldonado, Uruguay | Ecuador | 5–3 | 1998 World Cup qualification | 1 |
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