Luis Aguiar

Luis Bernardo Aguiar Burgos (born 17 November 1985) is an Uruguayan professional footballer who plays for Club Oriental de Football as an attacking midfielder.

For the Uruguayan Olympic rower, see Luis Aguiar (rower).
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Aguiar and the second or maternal family name is Burgos.

Luis Aguiar
Aguiar playing for Peñarol in 2011
Personal information
Full name Luis Bernardo Aguiar Burgos[1]
Date of birth (1985-11-17) 17 November 1985[1]
Place of birth Mercedes, Uruguay[1]
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Oriental
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2007 Liverpool Montevideo 77 (15)
2006 → Universidad Concepción (loan) 27 (9)
2007–2008 Porto 0 (0)
2007 → Estrela Amadora (loan) 7 (0)
2008 → Académica (loan) 12 (1)
2008–2009 Braga 28 (4)
2009–2011 Dynamo Moscow 14 (2)
2010 → Braga (loan) 14 (3)
2010–2011 → Braga (loan) 12 (2)
2011 → Peñarol (loan) 11 (2)
2011–2012 Sporting CP 0 (0)
2011–2012 → Peñarol (loan) 25 (8)
2012–2013 San Lorenzo 14 (3)
2013–2016 Peñarol 63 (19)
2014 → Vitória (loan) 10 (0)
2016 Braga 0 (0)
2017 Alianza Lima 39 (15)
2018 Nacional 21 (5)
2019 Plaza Colonia 7 (1)
2019 San Martín Tucumán 7 (1)
2020 Alianza Lima 6 (0)
2020–2021 Juventud 31 (12)
2022 Deportivo Maldonado 8 (1)
2023– Oriental 5 (0)
International career
2005 Uruguay U20 12 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:49, 27 June 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Mercedes, Soriano Department, Aguiar started his career with Liverpool FC Montevideo. After an impressive season he transferred to FC Porto of Portugal[2] but, after only two months with the club, not being able to reach the first team, he was loaned out during that season to C.F. Estrela da Amadora[3] and Académica de Coimbra.[4]

On 11 April 2008, Aguiar scored in a 3–0 surprise win for Académica against S.L. Benfica.[5] His very first goal in the Primeira Liga proved crucial for the Coimbra side, which finally narrowly avoided relegation as 12th.

Aguiar remained in Portugal in June 2008, signing with rising S.C. Braga.[6] He was essential in helping the Minho team win 11 of their first 15 competitive matches, netting on five occasions; on 23 October 2008, he scored from a free kick in another 3–0 upset, this time against England's Portsmouth in the group stage of the UEFA Cup.[7]

After having been a permanent presence in Braga's qualification for the Europa League, Aguiar moved to FC Dynamo Moscow in Russia, for €2.5 million.[8] However, only a few months afterwards, he returned to league leaders – eventually finished second – Braga, on loan until June,[9] eventually surpassing Hugo Viana in the pecking order at central midfielder.[10] He returned to Dynamo after his loan expired, only to re-sign with the Portuguese the following month also on loan.[11]

Aguiar started the 2010–11 campaign again in the starting XI, still under manager Domingos Paciência. However, he would ironically lose his place to Viana, and left in early January 2011, returning to his country after a lengthy absence and joining Peñarol, still owned by Dynamo Moscow.[12]

On 5 July 2011, Aguiar was sold by Dynamo Moscow to Sporting CP, signing a four-year contract with the Lisbon club and reuniting with former Braga boss Paciência.[13] However, in late September, without having made any official appearances, he returned to Peñarol, again on loan.[14]

On 27 July 2012, Aguiar moved to Argentine Primera División side San Lorenzo de Almagro on a two-year deal.[15] He subsequently returned to Peñarol for a further three Uruguayan Primera División seasons during which he was involved in several incidents, being loaned to Brazil's Esporte Clube Vitória in 2014.[16]

Aguiar returned to Braga for a fourth spell on 29 June 2016, becoming newly appointed manager José Peseiro's first signing.[17] He terminated his contract in November, after only three minutes of competitive play.[18]

In the following seasons, Aguiar represented in quick succession Alianza Lima (Peruvian Primera División)[19] and Club Nacional de Football.[20] On 3 January 2018, due to the transfer to the latter club, he received threats on social media;[21] later in the same year, he was released.[22]

On 11 February 2019, Aguiar joined Club Plaza Colonia de Deportes.[23] Only three months later, he left due to personal reasons.[24]

Personal life

Aguiar's older brother, Carlos, was also a footballer and a midfielder.[25]

References
  1. "L. Aguiar" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  2. "Porto add Bolatti and Aguiar". UEFA. 3 July 2007. Retrieved 7 February 2010.
  3. "E. Amadora: Luís Aguiar quer brilhar para vingar no FC Porto" [E. Amadora: Luís Aguiar wants to shine to make it at FC Porto] (in Portuguese). Futebol 365. 3 September 2007. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  4. "Edgar e Luís Aguiar do FC Porto para a Académica" [Edgar and Luís Aguiar from FC Porto to Académica] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 16 January 2008. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  5. "Benfica-Académica, 0–3 (ficha)" [Benfica-Académica, 0–3 (match sheet)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 11 April 2008. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  6. "Sporting Braga – Luis Aguiar e Paulo César reforçam plantel" [Sporting Braga – Luis Aguiar and Paulo César bolster squad] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 21 June 2008. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  7. "Braga put three past Portsmouth". UEFA. 23 October 2008. Retrieved 7 February 2010.
  8. "Luís Aguiar duplica o salário" [Luís Aguiar doubles salary]. Record (in Portuguese). 29 May 2009. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  9. "Luís Aguiar regressa por empréstimo" [Luís Aguiar returns on loan] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 15 January 2010. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  10. Casaca, Manuel (26 April 2010). "Sonho é possível com este Aguiar" [One can dream with this Aguiar]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  11. "Sp. Braga: Luis Aguiar fica até ao final da época" [Sp. Braga: Luis Aguiar stays until end of the season] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 4 August 2010. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  12. "Luis Aguiar no Peñarol: "É um sonho para mim"" [Luis Aguiar to Peñarol: "It's a dream for me"] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 10 January 2011. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  13. "Aguiar e Rubio no Sporting" [Aguiar and Rubio in Sporting] (in Portuguese). UEFA. 5 July 2011. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
  14. "Luís Aguiar cedido ao Peñarol" [Luís Aguiar loaned to Peñarol]. Record (in Portuguese). 28 September 2011. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  15. "Sporting: San Lorenzo confirma Luis Aguiar" [Sporting: San Lorenzo confirm Luis Aguiar] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 27 July 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  16. Señorans, Jorge (26 January 2015). "Los trancazos entre Aguiar y Peñarol" [The run-ins between Aguiar and Peñarol]. El Observador (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  17. "Luis Aguiar confirmado no Braga" [Luis Aguiar confirmed at Braga]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 29 June 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  18. "Oficial: Luis Aguiar rescinde com o Braga" [Official: Luis Aguiar terminated at Braga]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 14 November 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  19. "El uruguayo Luis Aguiar es anunciado como el nuevo refuerzo del Alianza Lima" [Uruguay's Luis Aguiar is announced as new signing of Alianza Lima] (in Spanish). EFE. 19 December 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  20. "Nacional sacudió el nuevo año: llega Luis Aguiar" [Nacional shook up the new year: Luis Aguiar arrives]. El Telégrafo (in Spanish). 2 January 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  21. "Luis Aguiar fue amenazado en redes sociales" [Luis Aguiar was threatened on social media]. El Observador (in Spanish). 3 January 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  22. "Nacional decidió no renovarle el contrato a Luis Aguiar" [Nacional decided against renewing Luis Aguiar's contract] (in Spanish). Teledoce. 31 December 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  23. "Luis Aguiar llegó a Plaza Colonia" [Luis Aguiar arrived at Plaza Colonia] (in Spanish). Radio del Oeste. 12 February 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  24. "Luis Aguiar se fue de Plaza Colonia" [Luis Aguiar left Plaza Colonia] (in Spanish). La Red 21. 20 May 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  25. "Hermanos en la cancha" [Brothers on the pitch] (in Spanish). Taringa. 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
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