Iván Almeida

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Almeida and the second or maternal family name is Romero.

Iván Almeida
Personal information
Full name Ever Iván Almeida Romero
Date of birth (1978-01-22)22 January 1978
Place of birth Asunción, Paraguay
Date of death 23 December 2023(2023-12-23) (aged 45)
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005 Olimpia 0 (0)
2006–2007 Sportivo Patria 10 (0)
Managerial career
2010–2013 Guatemala (assistant)
2013–2014 Olimpia (assistant)
2014 Olimpia de Itá
2015–2017 Libertad (assistant)
2017 Olimpia (reserves)
2018 Sportivo Trinidense
2019 Resistencia
2021 Sol de América (assistant)
2021 Sol de América (interim)
2021 Olimpia (youth)
2021 River Plate Asunción
2022 Tacuary
2023 Tacuary
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ever Iván Almeida Romero (22 January 1978 – 23 December 2023) was a Paraguayan football manager and player who played as a goalkeeper.

Career[edit]

Ever Iván Almeida Romero was born in Asunción, and notably represented Olimpia and Sportivo Patria during his playing career. After retiring, he started working as an assistant coach of his father at the Guatemala national team and Olimpia.[1]

On 22 April 2014, Almeida was named manager of Olimpia de Itá.[2] He returned to his assistant role in the following year at Libertad,[3] before returning to Olimpia in 2017 as manager of the reserve side.[4]

On 3 April 2018, Almeida took over Sportivo Trinidense,[5] but was sacked in May after only one win in eight matches. On 17 April 2019, he was named in charge of Resistencia,[6] being relieved of his duties on 19 May.[7]

In 2020, Almeida worked as a sports commentator before being again assistant of his father at Sol de América in 2021. On 3 May of that year, he was named interim manager after his father was sacked,[8] but still left the club on 2 June.[9]

Almeida returned to Olimpia in June 2021, as manager of the under-17 side.[10] On 19 October, he replaced sacked Celso Ayala at the helm of River Plate Asunción,[11] but left in the end of the season after suffering relegation.

On 5 July 2022, Almeida returned to the top tier after replacing Humberto Ovelar at the helm of Tacuary.[12] On 12 October, he was himself dismissed.[13]

Personal life and death[edit]

Almeida's father Ever was also a footballer and a goalkeeper. He too later became a manager.[14]

Iván Almeida died from a heart complication after an aortic valve surgery done on 23 December 2023, at the age of 45.[15]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Todo bien con Olimpia" [All good with Olimpia] (in Spanish). D10. 22 February 2012. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Iván Almeida, nuevo DT del Olimpia de Itá" [Iván Almeida, new manager of Olimpia de Itá] (in Spanish). ABC Color. 22 April 2014. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Libertad arrancará con las tareas el viernes" [Libertad will start the task on Friday] (in Spanish). ABC Color. 9 September 2013. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  4. ^ "¡DEBUT CON GOLEADA!" [DEBUT WITH A ROUTING!] (in Spanish). Club Olimpia. 25 July 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Iván Almeida toma las riendas en Trinidense" [Iván Almeida takes the reins at Trinidense] (in Spanish). Hoy. 3 April 2018. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  6. ^ "Resistencia contrata a Iván Almeida" [Resistencia sign Iván Almeida] (in Spanish). ABC Color. 17 April 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  7. ^ "La cruel Intermedia "borra" al tercer DT" [The cruel Intermedia "erase" the third manager] (in Spanish). La Nación. 19 May 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  8. ^ "Éver Almeida ya no es técnico de Sol de América" [Éver Almeida is no longer manager of Sol de América] (in Spanish). D10. 3 May 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  9. ^ "Iván Almeida se despidió de Sol, que volverá a cambiar de DT" [Iván Almeida left Sol, which will change manager again] (in Spanish). Versus. 2 June 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  10. ^ "Movidas en las formativas de Olimpia" [Changes in Olimpia's youth setup] (in Spanish). Tigo Sports. 8 June 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  11. ^ "Iván Almeida es el elegido para suceder a "Chito" Ayala en River Plate" [Iván Almeida is the chosen one to succeed "Chito" Ayala at River Plate] (in Spanish). Versus. 19 October 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  12. ^ "Iván Almeida asume el mando en Tacuary" [Iván Almeida takes over command at Tacuary] (in Spanish). ABC Color. 5 July 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  13. ^ "Iván Almeida se fue tras la derrota y Tacuary ya tiene nuevo DT" [Iván Almeida left after the defeat and Tacuary already have a new manager] (in Spanish). Versus. 13 October 2022. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  14. ^ "No todo es táctica" [Not everything is tactics] (in Spanish). ABC Color. 8 June 2013. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  15. ^ "Muere el DT Iván Almeida, hijo de Éver Hugo" [Dies Iván Almeida, the son of Éver Hugo] (in Spanish). Hoy. 23 December 2023.

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