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Javier Aguirre was born on December 1, 1958 in Mexico City, Mexico and is credited as an association football player and association football coach. As of 2026, Javier Aguirre is 67 years old. The listed height is 173 cm.
My Take
What I admire most about Javier Aguirre is his refusal to fade out. Plenty of footballers retire and vanish, but the man they call El Vasco kept reinventing himself, from player to manager, and came back to steer the Mexico national team again. To me that signals a rare kind of competitive hunger that age never dulls. He was never the biggest player on the pitch, so I suspect his real weapon has always been the mind. I find leaders who stay in the trenches for decades genuinely compelling, and Aguirre is exactly that breed.
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- Name (English)
- Javier Aguirre
- Name (Japanese)
- ハビエル・アギーレ
- Reading
- はびえる・あぎーれ
- Born
- December 1, 1958 (age 67)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Sagittarius / Dog
- Origin
- Mexico City, Mexico
- Height
- 173 cm
- Occupation
- association football player / association football coach
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3. About this entry
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- Last updated
- 2026-06-20
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Javier Aguirre born?
Born December 1, 1958 (age 67).
Where is Javier Aguirre from?
Javier Aguirre is from Mexico City, Mexico.
What does Javier Aguirre do?
Javier Aguirre works as association football player, association football coach.
How tall is Javier Aguirre?
Javier Aguirre is 173 cm.
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