Darío Espínola

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 manager of Arsenal de Sarandí's reserve team.

Not to be confused with Darío Espínola (Paraguayan footballer).
Darío Espínola
Personal information
Full name Ludovino Darío Espínola Alegre
Date of birth (1973-09-15) 15 September 1973
Place of birth Posadas, Argentina
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Right back
Club information
Current team
 Arsenal de Sarandí (reserves coach)
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)
Teams managed
2016– Arsenal de Sarandí (reserves)
2021 Arsenal de Sarandí (interim)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

He is nicknamed "Cafu" after the famous Brazilian rightback.

Career

Espínola 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

Espínola is the brother of Oscar Espínola and uncle of Aníbal Leguizamón.[2]

Honours
Season Club Title
2007Arsenal de SarandíCopa Sudamericana

References
  1. "Cafú deja Sarandí". Olé (in Spanish). 2010-07-04. Retrieved 2010-07-11.
  2. "Arsenal: regreso al trabajo con múltiples novedades". Politica del Sur. 26 June 2018. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
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