Diego Agurto


Diego Agurto Vilela is a Peruvian football manager and former player.

Playing career

Arriving at Sport Boys in 1950 on the recommendation of his brother Enrique Agurto, a player for the club, Diego Agurto made his debut at the age of 23 in central defense, a position he would hold until the end of his career. He won the Peruvian championship with Sport Boys twice, in 1951 and 1958.
A Peruvian international, Agurto played two matches against Panama and Uruguay in the 1952 Panamerican Championship in Santiago, Chile.

Managerial career

After becoming a coach, Diego Agurto managed Sport Boys in 1968, and again six years later. In 1974, at the helm of Unión Huaral, he led the team to the Peruvian league runner-up title and participated in the 1975 Copa Libertadores. The following year, he took charge of Sporting Cristal.
With Atlético Torino—his hometown club—which he managed on several occasions, he finished as Peruvian league runner-up for the second time in 1980, but had to wait until 1994 to win his first title, the Copa Perú. He secured a second Copa Perú with another Talara club, IMI Talara, in 1998. This would be his final coaching experience before his death on 1 July 2002.

Honours

Player

Sport Boys

Manager

Atlético Torino
IMI Talara