Personal information | |||
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Full name | Carlos Alberto Aguilera Nova | ||
Date of birth | 21 September 1964 | ||
Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
Playing position | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1980–1982 | River Plate Montevideo | ? | (?) |
1982–1985 | Nacional | ? | (?) |
1985 | Independiente Medellín | 30 | (19) |
1986–1987 | Racing Club | 11 | (1) |
1987–1988 | Tecos | 34 | (9) |
1988–1989 | Peñarol | ? | (?) |
1989–1992 | Genoa | 96 | (33) |
1992–1994 | Torino | 37 | (12) |
1994–1999 | Peñarol | 56 | (11) |
National team | |||
1982–1997 | Uruguay | 64 | (22) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
Carlos Alberto Aguilera Nova (born 21 September 1964 in Montevideo) is a retired Uruguayan footballer who played as a forward.
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.
In his second phase with Peñarol, he was Uruguayan Champion in 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, and 1999.
Aguilera also played for the Uruguayan national team, winning the Copa América in 1983. He represented Uruguay at the FIFA World Cup level in 1986, in Mexico, and 1990, in Italy.