Ludovino Darío Espínola Alegre, known as Darío Espínola, is an Argentine football manager and former player who played as a right back. He is the current interim manager of Arsenal de Sarandí.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ludovino Darío Espínola Alegre | ||
| Date of birth | 15 September 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Posadas, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Arsenal de Sarandí (interim) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Argentino de Quilmes | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992–1993 | Argentino de Quilmes | ||
| 1993–2010 | Arsenal de Sarandí | 406 | (15) |
| 2010–2011 | Defensa y Justicia | 25 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2016– | Arsenal de Sarandí (reserves) | ||
| 2021 | Arsenal de Sarandí (interim) | ||
| 2023 | Arsenal de Sarandí (interim) | ||
| 2023– | Arsenal de Sarandí (interim) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He is nicknamed "Cafu" after the famous Brazilian rightback.
Career
editEspínola started his playing career in 1992 with Argentino de Quilmes. In 1993, he joined Arsenal de Sarandí where he remained for 16 years, making him one of the club's longest serving players and the player with the 2nd most appearances in the history of the club with over 400 games in all competitions, behind Carlos Ruiz. The highlights of his career were the club's promotion to the Argentine Primera División in 2002 and the victory on the 2007 Copa Sudamericana.
In 2010 Espínola left Arsenal and joined second division side Defensa y Justicia.[1]
Personal life
editEspínola is the brother of Oscar Espínola and uncle of Aníbal Leguizamón.[2]
Honours
edit| Season | Club | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Arsenal de Sarandí | Copa Sudamericana |
References
edit- ^ "Cafú deja Sarandí". Olé (in Spanish). 4 July 2010. Archived from the original on 21 September 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2010.
- ^ "Arsenal: regreso al trabajo con múltiples novedades". Politica del Sur. 26 June 2018. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
External links
edit- (in Spanish) Argentine Primera statistics[usurped] at Futbol XXI
- Football-Lineups player profile