Matías Almeyda
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| Full name | Matías Jesús Almeyda | |||||||||||
| Date of birth | 21 December 1973 | |||||||||||
| Place of birth | Azul, Argentina | |||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||
| Playing position | Defensive midfielder | |||||||||||
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Current team
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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) | ||||||||||
| National team | ||||||||||||
| 1996–2003 | Argentina | 35 | (1) | |||||||||
| Teams managed | ||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | River Plate | |||||||||||
| 2013–2015 | Banfield | |||||||||||
| 2015– | Guadalajara | |||||||||||
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Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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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, 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.
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, 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.
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