Pablo Aimar

Pablo Aimar

Aimar in 2017
Personal information
Full name	Pablo César Aimar[1]
Date of birth	(1979-11-03) 3 November 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth	Río Cuarto, Argentina
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	Argentina U17 (head coach)
Youth career
1985–1993	Estudiantes Río Cuarto
1993–1997	River Plate
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1996–2000	River Plate	82	(21)
2001–2006	Valencia	162	(27)
2006–2008	Zaragoza	57	(5)
2008–2013	Benfica	107	(12)
2013–2014	Johor Darul Ta'zim	8	(2)
2015	River Plate	1	(0)
2018	Estudiantes Río Cuarto	0	(0)
Total		413	(67)
International career
1995	Argentina U17	6	(2)
1997	Argentina U20	7	(1)
1999–2009	Argentina	52	(8)
Managerial career
2017–	Argentina U17
2018–	Argentina (assistant)
Medal record Representing  Argentina (as player) FIFA U-20 World Cup Winner 1997 Malaysia South American U-20 Championship Winner 1997 Chile Winner 1999 Argentina FIFA Confederations Cup Runner-up 2005 Germany Copa América Runner-up 2007 Venezuela South American U-17 Championship Runner-up 1995 Ecuador FIFA U-17 World Cup 1995 Ecuador Representing  Argentina (as manager) South American U-17 Championship Winner 2019 Peru Representing  Argentina (as assistant manager) FIFA World Cup Winner 2022 Qatar Copa América Winner 2021 Brazil Winner 2024 United States 2019 Brazil CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions Winner 2022 England
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Pablo César Aimar (born 3 November 1979) is an Argentine former professional footballer and current assistant coach of the Argentina national team. During his career, he played as an attacking midfielder.

After starting his senior career at River Plate in 1996, Aimar amassed La Liga totals of 215 games and 32 goals over eight seasons with Valencia and Zaragoza from 2001 to 2008, before spending five years in Portugal with Benfica, winning a combined nine major titles with the three teams.

Aimar earned 52 caps for the Argentina senior team over ten years, representing the nation in two FIFA World Cups and two Copa América tournaments, as well as a FIFA Confederations Cup. He reached the final of the 2005 Confederations Cup and the 2007 Copa América with the Argentine national side.

In 2018, Aimar joined the Argentina national team as an assistant coach. During his tenure, the team won the 2021 Copa América, the 2022 Finalissima, the 2022 World Cup, and the 2024 Copa América.