Pablo Aimar

Who is this?

Pablo César Aimar (born 3 November 1979) is an Argentine former professional footballer and current assistant coach of the Argentina national team. He has been considered as one of the most talented and creative attacking midfielders of his generation. After starting his senior career at River Plate in 1996, Aimar amassed La Liga totals of 215 games and 32 goals over eight seasons with Valencia and Zaragoza from 2001 to 2008, before spending five years in Portugal with Benfica, winning a combined nine major titles with the three teams. Aimar earned 52 caps for the Argentina senior team over ten years, representing the nation in two FIFA World Cups and two Copa América tournaments, as well as a FIFA Confederations Cup. He reached the final of the 2005 Confederations Cup and the 2007 Copa América with the Argentine national side. In 2018, Aimar joined the Argentina national team as an assistant coach. During his tenure, the team won the 2021 Copa América, the 2022 Finalissima, the 2022 World Cup, and the 2024 Copa América.

Career

1. 1979
   Born
2. 1985
   Joined Estudiantes de Río Cuarto
3. 1993
   Joined Club Atlético River Plate
4. 1995
   Joined Argentina national under-17 football team
5. 1996
   Joined Club Atlético River Plate
6. 1997
   Joined Argentina national under-20 football team
7. 1999
   Joined Argentina men's national association football team
8. 2001
   Joined Valencia CF
9. 2006
   Joined Real Zaragoza
10. 2008
    Joined S.L. Benfica
11. 2013
    Joined Johor Darul Takzim F.C.
12. 2015
    Joined Club Atlético River Plate

Trivia

• •Place of birth: Río Cuarto
• •Citizenship: Argentina
• •Known as: association football player, association football coach
• •Sport: association football