In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Aguilar and the second or maternal family name is Tapias.
Abel Aguilar
Aguilar with Colombia at the 2018 World Cup
Personal information
Full name
Abel Enrique Aguilar Tapias[1]
Date of birth
(1985-01-06) 6 January 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth
Bogotá, Colombia
Height
1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s)
Midfielder
Senior career*
Years
Team
Apps
(Gls)
2002–2005
Deportivo Cali
102
(3)
2005–2010
Udinese
2
(0)
2005
→ Ascoli (loan)
0
(0)
2007–2008
→ Xerez (loan)
48
(3)
2008–2009
→ Hércules (loan)
34
(9)
2009–2010
→ Zaragoza (loan)
27
(4)
2010–2013
Hércules
73
(4)
2012–2013
→ Deportivo La Coruña (loan)
28
(3)
2013–2016
Toulouse
49
(1)
2015–2016
Toulouse B
3
(0)
2016
Belenenses
9
(1)
2016–2018
Deportivo Cali
55
(1)
2018
FC Dallas
4
(0)
2019
Unión Magdalena
41
(4)
Total
475
(33)
International career
2004–2018
Colombia
71
(7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Abel Enrique Aguilar Tapias (born 6 January 1985) is a Colombian former professional footballer who played as a central or defensive midfielder.
Having started his career at Deportivo Cali, Aguilar signed with Italian club Udinese at the age of 20 then spent seven seasons in Spanish football with four teams, appearing in La Liga for Zaragoza, Hércules and Deportivo. He also competed professionally in France, Portugal and the United States.
A Colombian international since 2004, Aguilar represented the nation in two World Cups and as many Copa América tournaments while playing 71 matches.
^ ab"FIFA World Cup Russia 2018: List of Players: Colombia" (PDF). FIFA. 15 July 2018. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 June 2019.
Abel Enrique Aguilar Tapias (born 6 January 1985) is a Colombian former professional footballer who played as a central or defensive midfielder. Having...
Kostas Manolas. Colombia extended the lead in the second half, when AbelAguilar flicked on a corner kick from James Rodríguez and Teófilo Gutiérrez scored...
Kostas Manolas. Colombia extended the lead in the second half, when AbelAguilar flicked on a corner kick from James Rodríguez and Teófilo Gutiérrez scored...
James Rodríguez, the first in the 28th minute, where he controlled AbelAguilar's headed ball on his chest before volleying left-footed from 25 yards...
Ospina, defenders Yepes and Pablo Armero, midfielders Carlos Sanchez, AbelAguilar, Freddy Guarin and Juan Fernando Quintero as well as strikers Jackson...
five matches, most recently in a 2006 friendly, won by Colombia 2–1. AbelAguilar was taken from the field on a stretcher in the 32nd minute and was replaced...
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