For the film director, see Javier Aguirre (director).
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Aguirre and the second or maternal family name is Onaindía.
Javier Aguirre
Aguirre as Atlético Madrid manager in 2007
Personal information
Full name
Javier Aguirre Onaindía
Date of birth
(1958-12-01) 1 December 1958 (age 65)
Place of birth
Mexico City, Mexico
Height
1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)
Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Mallorca (head coach)
Youth career
América
Senior career*
Years
Team
Apps
(Gls)
1979–1980
América
9
(1)
1980–1981
Los Angeles Aztecs
30
(4)
1981–1984
América
128
(31)
1984–1986
Atlante
31
(3)
1986–1987
Osasuna
13
(0)
1987–1993
Guadalajara
181
(17)
Total
392
(56)
International career
1983–1992
Mexico
59
(14)
Managerial career
1995–1996
Atlante
1998–2001
Pachuca
2001–2002
Mexico
2002–2006
Osasuna
2006–2009
Atlético Madrid
2009–2010
Mexico
2010–2011
Zaragoza
2012–2014
Espanyol
2014–2015
Japan
2015–2017
Al-Wahda
2018–2019
Egypt
2019–2020
Leganés
2021–2022
Monterrey
2022–
Mallorca
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Mexico (as manager)
CONCACAF Gold Cup
Winner
2009 United States
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Javier Aguirre Onaindía (Spanish pronunciation:[xaˈβjeɾaˈɣire]; born 1 December 1958), nicknamed El Vasco (The Basque), is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. After retiring as a player he became a football manager and is currently head coach of La Liga club Mallorca.
Aguirre played for Mexico at the 1986 World Cup, and was twice manager of the team, taking them to the World Cup in 2002 and 2010. He also won the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup and led them to the final of the 2001 Copa América. Later, he managed Japan and Egypt.
At club level, Aguirre led six clubs in Spain's La Liga. He finished fourth with Osasuna in 2006 and Atlético Madrid in 2008. He took Atlético and Mallorca to Copa del Rey finals, losing in 2005 and 2024 respectively. He also won the CONCACAF Champions League with Monterrey in 2021.
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