Matías Almeyda
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Matías Jesús Almeyda (Spanish pronunciation: [maˈti.as xeˈsus alˈmejða]; born 21 December 1973) is an Argentine professional football manager and former player who is the current manager of Greek Super League club AEK Athens.
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Full name | Matías Jesús Almeyda | |||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1973-12-21) 21 December 1973 (age 50) | |||||||||||||
Place of birth | Azul, Argentina | |||||||||||||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | |||||||||||||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | |||||||||||||
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Current team | AEK Athens (manager) | |||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
1991–1996 | River Plate | 68 | (3) | |||||||||||
1996–1997 | Sevilla | 28 | (0) | |||||||||||
1997–2000 | Lazio | 63 | (2) | |||||||||||
2000–2002 | Parma | 34 | (0) | |||||||||||
2002–2004 | Inter Milan | 47 | (1) | |||||||||||
2004–2005 | Brescia | 5 | (0) | |||||||||||
2005 | Quilmes | 10 | (0) | |||||||||||
2007 | Lyn | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||
2009 | Fénix | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||
2009–2011 | River Plate | 64 | (0) | |||||||||||
Total | 324 | (6) | ||||||||||||
International career | ||||||||||||||
1992 | Argentina U20 | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||
1995–1996 | Argentina U23 | 13 | (0) | |||||||||||
1996–2003 | Argentina | 40 | (1) | |||||||||||
Managerial career | ||||||||||||||
2011–2012 | River Plate | |||||||||||||
2013–2015 | Banfield | |||||||||||||
2015–2018 | Guadalajara | |||||||||||||
2018–2022 | San Jose Earthquakes | |||||||||||||
2022– | AEK Athens | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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Nicknamed El Pelado ("bald one") despite his traditionally long hair,[2] he played as a defensive midfielder and spent most of his career at River Plate and in Italy, representing four teams in the latter country.
Almeyda represented Argentina, appearing with the national team in two World Cups. After retiring in 2011, he went on to manage River Plate, Banfield, Guadalajara, San Jose Earthquakes and AEK Athens.