Gastón Aguirre

Who is Gastón Aguirre?

Gastón Damián Aguirre is an Argentine football defender currently playing for Club Atlético Temperley.

Aguirre started his playing career in 2000 with Temperley in the regionalised 3rd division of Argentine football. In 2002 he joined Olimpo de Bahía Blanca of the Argentine Primera and at the end of the season he joined Newell's Old Boys of Rosario. Aguirre joined San Lorenzo in 2007 and established himself as a regular first team player.

Aguirre gained notoriety in late 2008, when during a match between Tigre and San Lorenzo, he accidentally hit a group of pigeons standing on the field, and one of the birds was killed by the impact of the shot.