Óscar Aguirregaray

Óscar Aguirregaray
Personal information
Full name	Óscar Osvaldo Aguirregaray Acosta
Date of birth	25 October 1959 (age 65)
Place of birth	Artigas, Uruguay
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team
1980–1985	Nacional
1986–1988	Defensor Sporting
1988–1989	Internacional
1990–1991	Palmeiras
1991	Figueirense
1991–1993	Defensor Sporting
1994–2001	Peñarol
International career
1987–1997	Uruguay
Managerial career
2006	River Plate Montevideo
Medal record
Representing Uruguay
Copa América
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Óscar Osvaldo Aguirregaray Acosta (born 25 October 1959) is a former Uruguayan footballer who played as a defender for Uruguay national team.^[1]^[2]

Club career

At club level, he has played for Nacional, Defensor Sporting, Internacional de Porto Alegre, Palmeiras, Figueirense and Peñarol. In 2006, he was head coach of Club Atlético River Plate in Uruguay alongside Pablo Bengoechea.

On 2 May 2001, Oscar Aguirregaray scored Peñarol's only goal in a 1-3 loss to Vasco da Gama in the group stage of the 2001 Copa Libertadores, thus becoming the oldest player to score in the competition at the age of 41 years and 189 days, a record he held for 16 years, until Zé Roberto scored at nearly 43 in .^[3]

International career

Aguirregaray made ten appearances for the Uruguay national football team from 1995 to 1997,^[4] having played earlier in 1987 for the Uruguayan Olympic team. He was a member of the Uruguayan squad for the 1987 Copa América but he did not play.