Emilio Ariel Aldama Jara (born 21 June 1977) is a Paraguayan former professional footballer who played as a defender and midfielder[1][2][3] for diverse clubs in Paraguay and for Göztepe S.K. in Turkey's 1999–2000 1.Lig season.[4]

Emilio Aldama
Personal information
Full name Emilio Ariel Aldama Jara[1]
Date of birth (1977-06-21) 21 June 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth Asunción, Paraguay
Position(s) Defender
Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–1999 Nacional Asunción
2000 Sol de América
1999–2000 Göztepe A.Ş. 25 (0)
2001–2003 San Lorenzo
2003–2006 Nacional Asunción
2006 Sportivo Trinidense
2007-2011 Presidente Hayes
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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Born in Asunción, Aldama began playing football as a defender with local Club Nacional.

Göztepe

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(1999-2000)

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In 1999, Aldama joined Turkish Süper Lig club Göztepe A.Ş.[5] Aldama's contract came into effect on 5 August 1999.[4]

On 10 November 1999, Aldama made his first cup appearance in a 3-2 home victory against Marmaris Belediyespor, playing the entire 90 minutes of the fixture. The match was decided in the last minutes, when Göztepe player Kurthan Yılmaz equalized at 2-2 in the 87th minute, and then scored his hat-trick and Göztepe's third goal in the 89th minute to advance to the next round.[6]

On 11 December 1999, Aldama featured in a 0-0 home draw against Fenerbahçe, coming up against Samuel Johnson, Elvir Bolic and goalkeeper Rüştü Reçber.[7]

On 15 December 1999, Aldama made his second cup appearance in a 3-1 away defeat against Trabzonspor, which eliminated Göztepe from the competition due to a hat-trick by Turkish striker Hami Mandıralı. Aldama played another 90 minutes and was yellow carded in the 61st minute.[8]

On 19 March 2000, Aldama played in a 2-0 home defeat to Galatasaray, playing the entire 90 minutes against an all star squad which contained players as Hasan Sas, Gheorghe Hagi, Emre Belozoglu, Claudio Taffarel, Bulent Korkmaz, Hakan Unsal, Hakan Sukur, Ergun Penbe, Umit Davala and Fatih Akyel.[9]

On 1 April 2000, Aldama made his last league appearance for Gõztepe in a 1-0 home defeat to Bursaspor. Aldama was yellow carded during the game, was Gõztepe ultimaly finished the season with 20 points and in 17th position on the league table, facing relegation for the succeeding season.[10]

Aldama played a total of 25 league games, starting in 24 of them.[11]

His contract expired on 31 May 2000.[4]

Sportivo San Lorenzo

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While playing for San Lorenzo in 2001, Aldama was involved in an on-pitch altercation with players from Sportivo Luqueño and received a 30-month ban from the Paraguayan Football Association.[12] However, his suspension was lifted in February 2003.[13]

Nacional Asunción

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After returning to play with San Lorenzo, Aldama transferred back to his first club, Nacional, where he became the captain.[14]

Presidente Hayes

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(2007-2011)

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Aldama's stay at Presidente Hayes ran up to 2011.[15]

Coaching career

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After Aldama retired from playing, he graduated from Paraguay's national sports management program (ENEF) at the Secretaria Nacional de Deportes,[16] and became a football coach.[17] He coached Nacional's youth side.

References

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  1. ^ a b Player profile [permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Ficha Estadistica de ARIEL ALDAMA -ariel emilio aldama- (Perfil, ficha, profile, stats)".
  3. ^ "Profile of Emilio Aldama: Info, news, matches and statistics | BeSoccer".
  4. ^ a b c "Player Details TFF".
  5. ^ Profile at TFF.org
  6. ^ "GÖZTEPE A.Ş. MARMARİSSPOR - Match Details TFF".
  7. ^ "GÖZTEPE A.Ş. FENERBAHÇE - Match Details TFF".
  8. ^ "TRABZONSPOR GÖZTEPE A.Ş. - Match Details TFF".
  9. ^ "GÖZTEPE A.Ş. GALATASARAY - Match Details TFF".
  10. ^ "Göztepe vs Bursaspor - Turkish Süper Lig 2000: All the info, lineups and events".
  11. ^ "Emilio Aldama » Partidos de competición oficial » SüperLig".
  12. ^ "Diego Martínez: De un problema a otro más grave" (in Spanish). ABC Digital. 12 September 2002. Archived from the original on 8 May 2011. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
  13. ^ "Tribunal absolvió a Emilio Ariel Aldama" (in Spanish). ABC Digital. 19 February 2003.
  14. ^ "Aldama promete esfuerzo" (in Spanish). ABC Digital. 29 February 2004.
  15. ^ "Dramático partido de Itá finaliza con un empate - Articulos - ABC Color".
  16. ^ "Mañana será la graduación en la ENEF - Articulos - ABC Color".
  17. ^ "Mañana será la graduación en la ENEF" (in Spanish). ABC Digital. 16 December 2009.
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