Colombian footballer (born 1985)
In this
Spanish name
, the first or paternal
surname
is
Aguilar
and the second or maternal family name is
Tapias
.
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
,
Hercules
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 America
tournaments while playing 71 matches.
Club career
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Italy
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Aguilar was born in
Bogota
.
Serie A
club
Udinese Calcio
bought his rights in the summer of 2005, from local
Deportivo Cali
, and loaned him immediately to fellow league team
Ascoli Calcio 1898
due to the excess of foreign players in the roster;
[2]
however, after some problems in the arrival of the transfer, the player missed pre-season training, only joining it a month into
the season
.
Aguilar returned to Udinese in January 2006, after having never played for Ascoli,
[3]
but received few playing opportunities in the following months (two league matches and the
UEFA Cup
0?1 loss
at
RC Lens
, all incomplete).
[4]
Spain
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For the following three years, Aguilar was also loaned, always in the
Spanish second division
. He started out in January 2007 at
Xerez CD
,
[5]
where he remained until the end of the
2007?08 campaign
, always as first choice.
[6]
In
2008?09
, Aguilar represented
Hercules CF
,
[7]
being a permanent fixture as the
Alicante
side fell three points short of a return to
La Liga
.
[6]
On 24 July 2009 he was again loaned, now to
Real Zaragoza
,
[8]
which in turn promoted to the top flight; he made his debut in the competition on 29 August, starting and playing 71 minutes in a 1?0 home win against
CD Tenerife
,
[9]
and scored all his four league goals during the first two months
of competition
.
[10]
Aguilar was released by Udinese in July 2010, immediately signing a four-year contract with former club Hercules,
returned to the top division
after an absence of 13 years.
[11]
He appeared in 34 scoreless games during
the season
, which ended in relegation.
Aguilar returned to the Spanish top tier in the
2012?13 campaign
, being loaned to
Deportivo de La Coruna
.
[12]
He netted twice in just his second league appearance to help to a 3?3 draw at
Valencia CF
,
[13]
[14]
but his team was again eventually relegated.
Toulouse
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On 22 August 2013, Aguilar agreed to a three-year deal with
Toulouse FC
.
[15]
His maiden appearance in
Ligue 1
occurred nine days later, putting on an average performance and being
booked
in a 1?2 away loss to
SC Bastia
.
[16]
Aguilar spent
his third year
in France on the sidelines, nursing a serious
ankle
injury.
[17]
In the very last moments of the 2016 January
transfer window
, he joined
C.F. Os Belenenses
from Portugal.
[18]
Return home
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On 12 June 2016, after 11 years playing in Europe, Aguilar returned to his country and
Deportivo Cali
, signing a three-year contract.
[19]
He scored his first goal for the team on 29 July, in the
2?1 victory
against
America de Cali
for the
Copa Colombia
.
[20]
FC Dallas
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On 27 August 2018, Aguilar joined
Major League Soccer
side
FC Dallas
.
[21]
At the end of
the season
, he was released.
[22]
Union Magdalena
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Aged 33, Aguilar returned to his country in December 2018, agreeing to a deal at
Union Magdalena
for
the upcoming season
.
[23]
On 18 February 2020, he announced his retirement.
[24]
International career
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Aguilar was the
captain
of the
Colombia national U-17 team
and
U-20
levels. He rose to stardom as leader of the latter side that finished third at the
2003 FIFA World Youth Championship
.
Aguilar was then promoted to the senior squad for the
2004 Copa America
held in
Peru
. There, he scored two goals, helping his country to the semi-finals.
[25]
Subsequently, Aguilar returned to the under-20 (again as captain), helping them to a first-place finish at the 2005 South American Youth Cup with the consequent qualification for the
World Championship of the category
in the
Netherlands
. After helping the national team to three group stage wins, he could not prevent a
round-of-16
1?2 ousting at the ends of
Argentina
.
Aguilar was selected by
Jose Pekerman
for his
2014 FIFA World Cup
squad.
[26]
He played his first-ever game in
the tournament
on 14 June, starting in a 3?0 group stage win against
Greece
which was also his 50th
cap
.
[27]
Aguilar was also picked for the
2018 World Cup
in Russia.
[28]
Career statistics
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International
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]
[29]
[30]
Colombia
|
Year
|
Apps
|
Goals
|
2004
|
7
|
2
|
2005
|
5
|
2
|
2006
|
0
|
0
|
2007
|
0
|
0
|
2008
|
1
|
0
|
2009
|
7
|
0
|
2010
|
2
|
0
|
2011
|
9
|
0
|
2012
|
2
|
0
|
2013
|
11
|
1
|
2014
|
9
|
0
|
2015
|
2
|
1
|
2016
|
3
|
1
|
2017
|
10
|
0
|
2018
|
3
|
0
|
Total
|
71
|
7
|
(Colombia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Aguilar goal)
[30]
#
|
Date
|
Venue
|
Opponent
|
Score
|
Result
|
Competition
|
1.
|
12 July 2004
|
Estadio Mansiche
,
Trujillo, Peru
|
Peru
|
2
?1
|
2?2
|
2004 Copa America
|
2.
|
17 July 2004
|
Costa Rica
|
1
?0
|
2?0
|
3.
|
12 July 2005
|
Orange Bowl
,
Miami
,
United States
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
2
?1
|
2?1
|
2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup
|
4.
|
17 July 2005
|
Reliant Stadium
,
Houston
, United States
|
Mexico
|
2
?1
|
2?1
|
5.
|
6 February 2013
|
Sun Life
,
Miami Gardens
, United States
|
Guatemala
|
3
?0
|
4?1
|
Friendly
|
6.
|
30 March 2015
|
Mohammed Bin Zayed
,
Abu Dhabi
,
United Arab Emirates
|
Kuwait
|
1
?0
|
3?1
|
7.
|
11 October 2016
|
Metropolitano Roberto Melendez
,
Barranquilla
, Colombia
|
Uruguay
|
1
?0
|
2?2
|
2018 World Cup qualification
|
References
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- ^
a
b
"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.
- ^
Calfapietra, Alessio (14 October 2005).
"Ascoli, il profilo di Aguilar"
[Ascoli, Aguilar's profile] (in Italian). Tutto Mercato Web
. Retrieved
2 February
2016
.
- ^
"L'Udinese richiama Aguilar"
[Udinese recall Aguilar] (in Italian). UEFA. 4 January 2006
. Retrieved
2 February
2016
.
- ^
"L'Udinese cade contro il Lens ma si qualifica agli ottavi"
[Udinese fall to Lens but qualify to the last-16].
La Repubblica
(in Italian). 23 February 2006
. Retrieved
2 February
2016
.
- ^
"Contratacion de Abel Aguilar"
[Abel Aguilar's signing] (in Spanish). Xerez CD. 13 August 2007.
Archived
from the original on 27 July 2009
. Retrieved
10 July
2009
.
- ^
a
b
Badallo, Oscar (5 August 2011).
"Carlos Vela y Abel Aguilar son los dos fichajes que pueden llegar"
[Carlos Vela and Abel Aguilar are the two signings that may arrive].
Marca
(in Spanish)
. Retrieved
2 February
2016
.
- ^
"Aguilar, objetivo blanquiazul, ficha por el Hercules"
[Aguilar, white-and-blue desire, signs for Hercules] (in Spanish). Canarias Ahora. 5 August 2008
. Retrieved
2 February
2016
.
- ^
"El Zaragoza cierra las incorporaciones de Juan Pablo Carrizo y Abel Aguilar"
[Zaragoza complete Juan Pablo Carrizo and Abel Aguilar deals].
Marca
(in Spanish). 24 July 2009
. Retrieved
2 February
2016
.
- ^
Pardo Latre, Clara (29 August 2009).
"El Zaragoza regresa a Primera con victoria"
[Zaragoza return to
Primera
with win].
Diario AS
(in Spanish)
. Retrieved
2 February
2016
.
- ^
Ferrer, Pedro Luis (29 September 2009).
"Abel Aguilar, el alquiler mas rentable del Zaragoza"
[Abel Aguilar, Zaragoza's most lucrative rental].
Diario AS
(in Spanish)
. Retrieved
2 February
2016
.
- ^
"Abel Aguilar vuelve a vestir de blanquiazul"
[Abel Aguilar again in white-and-blue] (in Spanish). Hercules CF. 24 July 2010. Archived from
the original
on 17 September 2010
. Retrieved
27 July
2010
.
- ^
"El Hercules cede a Abel Aguilar al Deportivo"
[Hercules loan Abel Aguilar to Deportivo].
Marca
(in Spanish). 18 July 2012
. Retrieved
2 February
2016
.
- ^
"Cronica del Valencia-Deportivo, 3?3"
[Valencia-Deportivo match report, 3?3] (in Spanish).
Europa Press
. 27 August 2012
. Retrieved
2 February
2016
.
- ^
"
"Pocas veces he hecho dos goles en un partido": Abel Aguilar"
["Not very often have I scored two goals in a match": Abel Aguilar].
El Colombiano
(in Spanish). 27 August 2012
. Retrieved
2 February
2016
.
- ^
Chapuis, Frederic (22 August 2013).
"Toulouse FC: le colombien Abel Aguilar signe pour 3 ans (officiel)"
[Toulouse FC: Colombian Abel Aguilar signs for 3 years (official)] (in French).
France Bleu
. Retrieved
2 February
2016
.
- ^
Guidicelli, Franck (31 August 2013).
"La solidarite bastiaise a paye face a Toulouse"
[
Bastiaise
solidarity paid off against Toulouse] (in French).
Football365
. Archived from
the original
on 13 July 2019
. Retrieved
2 February
2016
.
- ^
"Aguilar pret a sortir du "placard"
"
[Aguilar ready to leave the "stretcher"].
La Depeche du Midi
(in French). 26 October 2015
. Retrieved
2 February
2016
.
- ^
Lima, Fabio (1 February 2016).
"Abel Aguilar reforca azuis"
[Abel Aguilar bolsters blues].
Record
(in Portuguese)
. Retrieved
14 November
2017
.
- ^
"El volante Abel Aguilar es nuevo jugador del Deportivo Cali"
[Holding midfielder Abel Aguilar is new Deportivo Cali player] (in Spanish).
ESPN
. 12 June 2016
. Retrieved
12 June
2016
.
- ^
"Deportivo Cali le gano 2?1 a America y se llevo el clasico vallecaucano"
[Deportivo Cali defeated America 2?1 and took
vallecaucano
classic] (in Spanish).
RCN Television
. 29 July 2016
. Retrieved
29 July
2016
.
- ^
"FC Dallas signs member of Colombia's 2018 FIFA World Cup squad, midfielder Abel Aguilar"
. FC Dallas. 27 August 2018
. Retrieved
27 August
2018
.
- ^
"FC Dallas exercises contract options on four players"
. FC Dallas. 26 November 2018
. Retrieved
26 November
2018
.
- ^
"Abel Aguilar jugara en el 2019 con el Union Magdalena"
[Abel Aguilar will spend 2019 with Union Magdalena] (in Spanish).
MSN
. 15 December 2018
. Retrieved
15 February
2019
.
- ^
"Abel Aguilar anuncia su retiro del futbol a los 35 anos"
[Abel Aguilar announces retirement from football at the age of 35].
Diario AS
(in Spanish). 19 February 2020
. Retrieved
29 March
2020
.
- ^
Tabeira, Martin.
"Copa America 2004"
.
Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
. Retrieved
24 July
2012
.
- ^
"Colombia World Cup 2014 squad"
.
The Daily Telegraph
. London. 2 June 2014.
Archived
from the original on 20 June 2014
. Retrieved
24 June
2014
.
- ^
"Colombia back with a bang"
. FIFA. 14 June 2014. Archived from
the original
on 21 June 2014
. Retrieved
14 June
2014
.
- ^
Gomez Marin, John Eric (4 June 2018).
"Colombia ya tiene a sus 23 mundialistas"
[Colombia already have their 23 World Cup men].
El Colombiano
(in Spanish)
. Retrieved
5 June
2018
.
- ^
Abel Aguilar
at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^
a
b
"A. Aguilar ? Matches"
. Soccerway
. Retrieved
30 July
2014
.
External links
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