Vicente Aguirre

Vicente Aguirre

Vicente "Chueco" Aguirre
Personal information
Date of birth	(1901-01-22)22 January 1901
Place of birth	Rosario, Argentina
Date of death	11 June 1990(1990-06-11) (aged 89)
Place of death	Santa Fe, Argentina
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
1916	Rosario Central
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1917–1917	Rosario Central	1	(0)
1919–1924	Central Córdoba	?	(?)
1925–1928	Newell's Old Boys	65	(80)
1929–1932	Central Córdoba	?	(?)
Total		?	(?)
International career
1923–1924	Argentina	4	(4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Vicente Aguirre was Argentine footballer, (January 22, 1901 - June 11, 1990), prominent in the history of Club Atlético Central Córdoba and Newell's Old Boys who also made four appearances for the Argentina national team in 1923–24.

Club career

In 1916, when he was fifteen years old, he started playing football in the lower divisions of Rosario Central. First he joined the team of the fourth division and then, in 1917, played in the team which won the third division tournament. In the final match that season, Aguirre scored two goals in the extra time that gave the team a 3:1 victory against Gimnasia y Esgrima.

In 1918, Aguirre transferred to Central Córdoba. He won the Rosarina Football Association championships with Central Córdoba and once in Newell's Old Boys. With the Charrúas he won the 1931 Preparation Tournament and the Governor Luciano Molinas Tournament in 1932, the first 2 official titles in the history of the club.

International career

As a player of the Argentinian team, he made 4 appearances for the national team and scoring four goals, including a hat-trick in Montevideo (Copa América) in 1923, leading Argentina to a 4–3 win over Paraguay. Aguirre appeared in all three games for Argentina, who finished runners-up to Uruguay, at the 1923 Copa América.

Clubs

Rosario Central

• Copa Nicasio Vila (1): 1917

Newell's Old Boys

• Copa Estímulo de la Asociación Rosarina (1): 1925

Central Córdoba

• Torneo Preparación (1): 1931
• Torneo Gobernador Luciano Molinas (1): 1932

Individual

• Copa América Top-scorer: 1923 with 3 goals.

External links

• [https://www.rsssf.org/tables/23safull.html Southamerican Championship 1923 at rsssf
• Blog Historia del futbol rosarino: Vicente Aguirre-Primera parte
• Blog Historia del futbol rosarino: Vicente Aguirre-Segunda parte
• Blog Historia del futbol rosarino: Vicente Aguirre-Tercera parte