Matías Almeyda

Argentine association football player and manager

Matías Almeyda (born 21 December, 1973) is a former Argentine football player. He has played for the Argentina national team.

Matías Almeyda
Almeyda in 2016
Personal information
Full name Matías Jesús Almeyda
Date of birth (1973-12-21) 21 December 1973 (age 50)
Place of birth Azul, Argentina
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Club information
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)
National team
1992 Argentina U20 1 (0)
1995–1996 Argentina U23 13 (0)
1996–2003 Argentina 40 (1)
Teams managed
2011–2012 River Plate
2013–2015 Banfield
2015–2018 Guadalajara
2018–2022 San Jose Earthquakes
2022– AEK Athens
Honours
Representing  Argentina
Men's football
Silver medal – second place 1996 Atlanta Team Competition
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[2][3][4]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
River Plate 1991–92 Primera División 2 0 0 0 2 0
1992–93 2 0 1[a] 0 3 0
1993–94 14 0 1 0 0 0 15 0
1994–95 25 1 8[a] 1 33 2
1995–96 24 2 20[a] 1 44 3
1996–97 1 0 0 0
Total 68 3 1 0 29 2 98 5
Sevilla 1996–97 La Liga 28 0 2 0 30 0
Lazio 1997–98 Serie A 19 0 2 0 7[b] 0 28 0
1998–99 25 1 5 0 6[c] 0 36 1
1999–2000 19 1 2 0 8[d] 0 1[e] 0 30 1
Total 63 2 9 0 21 0 1 0 94 2
Parma 2000–01 Serie A 16 0 3 0 4[b] 0 23 0
2001–02 18 0 4 0 5[f] 0 27 0
Total 34 0 7 0 9 0 50 0
Inter Milan 2002–03 Serie A 16 0 0 0 10[d] 1 26 1
2003–04 11 0 3 0 7[g] 0 21 0
Total 27 0 3 0 17 1 47 1
Brescia 2004–05 Serie A 5 0 0 0 5 0
Quilmes 2005–06 Primera División 10 0 0 0 5[a] 0 15 0
Lyn 2007 Tippeligaen 2 0 2 3 4 3
Fénix 2008–09 Primera C Metropolitana 4 0 4 0
River Plate 2009–10 Primera División 32 0 0 0 32 0
2010–11 30 0 0 0 30 0
Total 62 0 0 0 62 0
Career total 304 5 23 3 81 3 1 0 409 11
  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
  2. 2.0 2.1 Appearance(s) in UEFA Cup
  3. Appearance(s) in UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
  4. 4.0 4.1 Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  5. Appearance(s) in UEFA Super Cup
  6. Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, three appearances in UEFA Cup
  7. Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Cup

International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year[5]
National team Year Apps Goals
Argentina 1996 6 0
1997 6 0
1998 11 0
2000 3 1
2001 5 0
2002 4 0
2003 5 0
Total 40 1
Score and result list Argentina's goal tally first, score column indicates score after Almeyda goal.
International goal scored by Matías Almeyda[6]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 26 July 2000 Estádio do Morumbi, São Paulo, Brazil   Brazil 1–2 1–3 2002 World Cup qualification

Managerial statistics

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As of match played on 14 April 2024[7]
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
River Plate   1 July 2011 27 November 2012 60 29 22 9 97 45 +52 048.33
Banfield 21 April 2013 3 August 2015 98 44 27 27 148 102 +46 044.90
Guadalajara[n 1]   15 September 2015 11 June 2018 139 56 44 39 167 143 +24 040.29
San Jose Earthquakes   8 October 2018 18 April 2022 103 33 26 44 158 192 −34 032.04
AEK Athens   18 Μay 2022 present 87 55 18 14 170 68 +102 063.22
Total 487 217 137 133 740 550 +190 044.56

Honours

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Player

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River Plate[8]

Lazio[8]

Parma[8]

Argentina[9]

Individual

Manager

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River Plate[7]

Banfield[7]

Guadalajara[7][11]

AEK Athens

Individual

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

References

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  1. "MATIAS ALMEYDA - gazzetta". gazzetta.it.
  2. "Almeyda Matías Jesus" (in Italian). Tutto Calciatori. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  3. Matías Almeyda at BDFutbol
  4. Matías Almeyda at FootballDatabase.eu
  5. Matías Almeyda at National-Football-Teams.com
  6. "A melhor resposta" [The best reply]. Folha de S.Paulo (in Portuguese). 27 July 2000. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 "M. Almeyda". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 "Matías Almeyda". Eurosport. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  9. Gowar, Rex; Chakraborty, Amlan (19 September 2015). "Soccer-Almeyda takes charge of relegation-haunted Guadalajara". Reuters. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  10. Pierrend, José Luis; Di Maggio, Roberto. "Italy – Footballer of the Year". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 21 January 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  11. "Los 12 campeonatos de Chivas" [Chivas' 12 championships]. Marca (in Spanish). 29 May 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  12. Quezada, Javier (25 April 2018). "¡Campeones de CONCACAF!" [CONCACAF champions!] (in Spanish). C.D. Guadalajara. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  13. "MATIAS ALMEYDA". www.aekfc.gr. Retrieved 2023-05-02.
  14. "MATIAS ALMEYDA". www.aekfc.gr. Retrieved 2023-05-02.
  15. "Chivas y Tigres dominan el 11 ideal del Clausura 2017" [Chivas and Tigres dominate the ideal 11 of the 2017 Clausura]. Marca (in Spanish). 30 May 2017. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  16. "Chivas y Almeyda acapararon el Balón de Oro" [Chivas and Almeyda ruled Golden Ball] (in Spanish). Medio Tiempo. 16 July 2017. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  17. "Chivas' SCCL conquest paves way for Almeyda honor". CONCACAF. 15 January 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2019.