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Matías Almeyda
Personal information
Full name Matías Jesús Almeyda
Date of birth (1973-12-21) 21 December 1973 (age 50)
Place of birth Azul, Argentina
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Guadalajara (coach)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–1996 River Plate 67 (3)
1996–1997 Sevilla 28 (0)
1997–2000 Lazio 63 (2)
2000–2002 Parma 34 (0)
2002–2004 Internazionale 47 (1)
2004–2005 Brescia 5 (0)
2005 Quilmes 0 (0)
2007 Lyn 2 (0)
2009 Fénix 4 (0)
2009–2011 River Plate 64 (0)
Total 314 (6)
International career
1996–2003 Argentina 35 (1)
Managerial career
2011–2012 River Plate
2013–2015 Banfield
2015– Guadalajara
Medal record
Representing  Argentina
Men's Football
Silver medal – second place 1996 Atlanta Team Competition
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Matías Jesús Almeyda (Spanish pronunciation: [maˈti.as xeˈsus alˈmeiða]; born 21 December 1973) is an Argentine retired footballer who played as a defensive midfielder, and the current manager of Mexican club C.D. Guadalajara.

Ironically nicknamed El Pelado ("bald one") despite his long hair,[1] he played most of his professional career at River Plate and in Italy, representing four different teams in the latter country.

Having represented Argentina during nearly one full decade, Almeyda appeared with the national team in two World Cups.

Club career

Born in Azul, Buenos Aires Province, Almeyda started playing professionally for local and national powerhouse Club Atlético River Plate, first as understudy to Leonardo Astrada then as a starter, helping the team to the 1996 first division title after his insertion in the starting XI. Shortly after he moved to Sevilla FC in Spain, for a record fee for a player in the country of $9 million: he appeared regularly in his first and only season with the Andalusians, but suffered La Liga relegation.

In the following seven years Almeyda would play in Serie A of Italy, successively representing S.S. Lazio, A.C. Parma and Inter Milan, always partnered by compatriots, especially at the latter club: he spent three seasons in Rome with Lazio, becoming a firm fan favourite, especially after scoring a 35-yard goal against Parma's Gianluigi Buffon,[2] his only of the 1999–2000 campaign, which ended with league and cup conquest; additionally, he was voted the competition's best player in 1998–99, and also won – as a starter – the last UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, against RCD Mallorca.[3]

In the summer of 2002, Almeyda was exchanged with Vratislav Greško and moved to Inter, where he was again partnered by compatriots as in his previous clubs. Two years later he joined his final club in Italy, lowly Brescia Calcio, on a free transfer;[4] the following year, after the team's relegation, as second from bottom, he returned to Argentina and agreed to play for Quilmes Atlético Club, which appeared at the Copa Libertadores, announcing his retirement after the team's elimination from that tournament.

After one 1/2-years away from football, in which he represented Argentina in a Showball tour around the world alongside Diego Maradona and participated in the Indoor Football World Cup in Spain, Almeyda joined Norwegian Premier League side FK Lyn in Oslo, in which he was accompanied by compatriot José Oscar Flores. Their friend Terje Liverod was central in these transfers. [5] The midfielder made his debut on 13 May 2007, but only played regularly in the reserves and in the domestic Cup, being released as the striker shortly after and again retiring from football.

On 16 January 2009, at almost 36, Almeyda, after nearly agreeing on a return to River, signed with modest Club Atlético Fénix in the fourth division.[6] During his brief spell, he managed to be sent off on two occasions.[7]

On 19 August 2009 veteran Almeyda finally re-joined his main club River Plate, teaming up with former club teammates Marcelo Gallardo and Ariel Ortega.[1] In June 2011, the team was relegated to the second level for the first time in its history and he retired from football, being appointed team manager the following month.[8]

In early April 2013, Almeyda signed with Club Atlético Banfield also in division two.[9]

Manager Career

In July 2011 he was appointed as manager of River Plate, where his playing career started. In early April 2013, Almeyda signed with Club Atlético Banfield also in division two where he was able to bring the team back to the top flight of Argentinian football. In 2015 he signed with Chivas de Guadalajara who were in relegation trouble when he got there. In May 2017 he won the torneo Clausura 2017. He also won copa MX 2015 and 2017.

International career

Almeyda won a total of 35 caps for the Argentine national team, his debut coming in April 1996 against Bolivia.[10] Shortly after, he helped the Olympic side win silver at the Summer Olympics in Atlanta.[11]

Subsequently, Almeyda was selected for two FIFA World Cups: 1998 (playing all five matches as a starter as Argentina reached the quarterfinals) and 2002 (one group stage appearance, the 1–1 against Sweden, with the national team exiting after the first three contests).[11]

Style of play

A tenacious, dynamic and physically strong player, Almeyda excelled in his position due to his stamina, work-rate and ability to press opponents and break down opposition plays. A hard-tackler, he was also gifted with good feet and stood out for his leadership throughout his career.[10][12][13]

Honours

Player

Club

River Plate[14]
Lazio[14]
Parma[14]

International

Argentina[11]

Individual

Manager

River Plate[16]
Banfield[16]
Guadalajara[16]

Individual

Managerial statistics

As of 5 July 2017[n 1]
Team Nat From To Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
River Plate Argentina July 2011 27 November 2012 60 29 22 9 98 44 +54 048.33
Banfield Argentina April 2013 3 August 2015 87 39 24 24 133 92 +41 044.83
Guadalajara Mexico 15 September 2015 Present 97 44 31 22 118 92 +26 045.36
Total 241 112 75 54 349 229 +120 046.47

Notes

  1. ^ Includes matches from Liga MX, Copa MX, Supercopa MX, Copa Libertadores

References

  1. ^ a b "Tenía muchas ganas" ("I wanted this very badly"); Olé, 19 August 2009 Template:Es icon
  2. ^ Almeyda's super goal; at YouTube
  3. ^ "2002 World Cup profile". BBC Sport. 22 May 2002. Retrieved 12 May 2010.
  4. ^ "Brescia boosted by Almeyda". UEFA.com. 24 August 2004. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
  5. ^ Almeyda y el 'Turu' Flores regresan al fútbol en la Liga noruega (Almeyda and Turu Flores return to football in the Norwegian League); El Mundo, 26 March 2007 Template:Es icon
  6. ^ Almeyda: de refuerzo de River a la Primera C (Almeyda: from River signing to Primera C); DERF, 16 January 2009 Template:Es icon
  7. ^ Fine form and favoured targets; FIFA.com, 24 February 2010
  8. ^ Matías Almeyda pasa de jugador a entrenador en River (Matías Almeyda goes from player to manager in River); Marca, 28 June 2011 Template:Es icon
  9. ^ Almeyda, el nuevo DT de Banfield (Almeyda, Banfield's new HC); Todo Noticias, 1 April 2013 Template:Es icon
  10. ^ a b Matteo Dotto. "ALMEYDA, Matías Jesus" (in Italian). Treccani. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  11. ^ a b c Rex Gowar; Amlan Chakraborty (19 September 2015). "Soccer-Almeyda takes charge of relegation-haunted Guadalajara". Reuters. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  12. ^ Nicola Ghio (28 January 2014). "Il lìder massimo: i 18 anni del Petroliere #8 (2002/03)" (in Italian). Sport Main. Retrieved 21 July 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  13. ^ Stefano Chioffi (29 March 2013). "Erbes, corsa e pressing: ecco un altro Almeyda" (in Italian). Corriere dello Sport. Retrieved 21 July 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  14. ^ a b c "Matías Almeyda". Eurosport. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  15. ^ "Italy – Footballer of the Year". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 21 January 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  16. ^ a b c "M. Almeyda". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 December 2015.

External links

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