- Made his Argentine Primera División debut at the 16 age. (August 1996)
- Played with Argentina U17 and U20 level. Honours: South American U17 Championship (1995 runner-up); FIFA U17 World Cup (1995 third-place); South American U20 Championship (1997, 1999); FIFA U20 World Cup (1997).
- Midfielder for River Plate (1996-2000, 2015), Valencia C.F. (2001-2006), Real Zaragoza (2006-2008), S.L. Benfica (2008-2013), Johor Darul Ta'zim (2013-14) and Estudiantes de Río Cuarto (2018); in all 574 games and 88 goals.
- Honours with River Plate: Argentine Primera División (1996 Apertura, 1997 Clausura, 1999 Apertura, 2000 Clausura); Supercopa Sudamericana (1997). Honours with Valencia C.F.: La Liga (2002, 2004); UEFA Cup (2004); UEFA Super Cup (2004). Honours with S.L. Benfica: Portuguese League Cup (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012); Portuguese League (2010).
- 52 appearances for Argentina National Football Team (1999-2009); scored 8 goals. Member of the Copa América 1999, 2007, and the Korea/Japan '02 and Germany '06 squads.
- Won the EFE Trophy as the best Ibero-American player in the 2005-06 La Liga.
- Father of, with Ana Belén Ordoñez, Agustín, Sara, Juana and Eva.
- Bronze Ball at 1997 FIFA U20 World Cup.
- Member of the Argentine National team who finished runner-up of the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup and 2007 Copa América.
- 2015: Retired from football at the age 35.
- Named in the South American Team of the Year in 1999 and 2000.
- His brother Andrés Aimar is also a soccer player.
- Two-time Ballon d'Or nominee (2002 and 2003).
- Top Assists of the UEFA Champions League (2003).
- Played well over 200 games for Valencia C.F..
- Played well over 150 games for S.L. Benfica.
- Played well over 100 games for River Plate.
- Scored well over 100 goals in his career.
- Scored once a hat trick in his career against Athletic Bilbao.
- (2017-) Head coach of the Argentina National U17 team.
- As a coach, he won the 2019 South American Championship with Argentina U17.
- Works as technical assistant of Lionel Scaloni's staff since 2018.
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