Pablo Aimar

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Pablo Aimar
Aimar in 2017
Personal information
Full name Pablo César Aimar[1]
Date of birth (1979-11-03) 3 November 1979 (age 44)
Place of birth Río Cuarto, Argentina
Height 5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
Argentina U17 (head coach)
Youth career
1985–1993 Estudiantes Río Cuarto
1993–1997 River Plate
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–2000 River Plate 82 (21)
2001–2006 Valencia 162 (27)
2006–2008 Zaragoza 57 (5)
2008–2013 Benfica 107 (12)
2013–2014 Johor Darul Ta'zim 8 (2)
2015 River Plate 1 (0)
2018 Estudiantes Río Cuarto 0 (0)
Total 413 (67)
National team
1995 Argentina U17 6 (2)
1997 Argentina U20 7 (1)
1999–2009 Argentina 52 (8)
Teams managed
2017– Argentina U17
2018– Argentina (assistant)
Honours
Representing  Argentina (as player)
FIFA Confederations Cup
Runner-up 2005 Germany
Copa América
Runner-up 2007 Venezuela
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Winner 1997 Malaysia
South American U-20 Championship
Winner 1997 Chile
Winner 1999 Argentina
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Third place 1995 Ecuador
South American U-17 Championship
Runner-up 1995 Peru
Representing  Argentina (as manager)
South American U-17 Championship
Winner 2019 Peru
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Pablo César Aimar (born 3 November 1979) is an Argentine former professional footballer and current assistant coach of the Argentina national team, which won the 2022 World Cup.

Career statistics[change | change source]

Club[change | change source]

Sources:[2][3][4]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[nb 1] Continental[nb 2] Other[nb 3] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
River Plate 1995–96 Argentine Primera División 1 0 1 0
1996–97 0 0
1997–98 16 4 7 2 23 6
1998–99 18 2 9 1 27 3
1999–00 33 13 8 3 41 16
2000–01 15 4 5 1 20 5
Total 83 23 0 0 29 7 0 0 112 30
Valencia 2000–01 La Liga 10 2 8 0 18 2
2001–02 33 4 1 0 6 2 40 6
2002–03 31 8 4[nb 4] 0 11 3 46 11
2003–04 25 4 5 0 8 0 38 4
2004–05 31 4 2[nb 5] 0 6 2 39 6
2005–06 32 5 2 0 1 0 35 5
Total 162 27 13 0 40 7 216 34
Zaragoza 2006–07 La Liga 31 5 1 0 32 5
2007–08 22 0 2 0 1 0 25 0
Total 53 5 3 0 1 0 57 5
Benfica 2008–09 Primeira Liga 22 1 2 0 1 0 4 1 29 2
2009–10 25 4 1 0 11 1 4 0 41 5
2010–11 23 5 6 1 12 1 5[nb 6] 0 46 7
2011–12 24 2 2 0 12 1 4 0 42 3
2012–13 13 0 3 0 3 0 2 0 21 0
Total 107 12 14 1 39 3 18 1 179 17
Johor Darul Ta'zim 2014 Malaysia Super League 8 2 0 0 8 2
Total 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 2
River Plate 2015 Argentine Primera División 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Estudiantes Río Cuarto 2017–18 Torneo Federal A 1 0 1 0
Career total 413 67 32 1 101 17 18 1 566 86

International[change | change source]

Argentina
Year Apps Goals
1999 2 0
2000 5 1
2001 8 0
2002 6 1
2003 9 4
2004 2 0
2005 6 1
2006 6 0
2007 7 1
2009 1 0
Total 52 8

International goals[change | change source]

Argentina score listed first, score column indicates score after each Aimar goal.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 16 August 2000 Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina  Paraguay 1–1 1–1 2002 World Cup qualification
2. 27 March 2002 Geneva, Switzerland  Cameroon 2–1 2–2 Friendly
3. 30 April 2003 June 11 Stadium, Tripoli, Libya  Libya 3–1 3–1
4. 6 September 2003 Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina  Chile 2–0 2–2 2006 World Cup qualification
5. 9 September 2003 Estadio Olímpico, Caracas, Venezuela  Venezuela 1–0 3–0
6. 15 November 2003 Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina  Bolivia 3–0 3–0
7. 29 June 2005 Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany  Brazil 1–4 1–4 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup
8. 28 June 2007 José Pachencho Romero, Maracaibo, Venezuela  United States 3–1 4–1 2007 Copa América

Managerial[change | change source]

As of 27 October 2022
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Argentina U-17 13 July 2017 Present 20 13 3 4 36 21 +15 065.00
Total 20 13 3 4 36 21 +15 065.00

Honours[change | change source]

Player[change | change source]

River Plate

Valencia

Benfica

Johor Darul Ta’zim

Argentina U17

Argentina U20

Argentina

Individual

Managerial[change | change source]

Argentina (as assistant manager)

References[change | change source]

  1. "Squad List: FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022: Argentina (ARG)" (PDF). FIFA. 23 November 2022. p. 1. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  2. "P. Aimar". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
  3. Pablo Aimar at ESPN FC
  4. "Pablo Aimar". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  5. "South American Team of the Year". 16 January 2009. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
  6. "Galardões Cosme Damião distinguem Chalana e Aimar" [Galardões Cosme Damião distinguish Chalana and Aimar]. SAPO Desporto (in Portuguese). 28 February 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2016.