Ever Hugo Almeida Almada (born 1 July 1948) is a Paraguayan
football
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manager
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and former player who played as a
goalkeeper
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. He is the current manager of Ecuadorian club
El Nacional.
Almeida was born in
Salto, Uruguay
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, but became a naturalized Paraguayan in 1975.
Career
As player
Almeida made his professional debut in 1967 at the age of 19 playing for
C.A. Cerro
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of
Montevideo
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. After a few years in the Uruguayan football league he was transferred to
Club Guaraní of Paraguay. Shortly afterwards, in 1973, he received an offer from
Olimpia. From that point on Almeida played with
Olimpia for nearly two decades, setting a record for being the player with most appearances in the
Copa Libertadores
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with 113, from 1973 to 1990, winning the tournament on two occasions (1979 and 1990). He also won the
Intercontinental Cup (1979),
Supercopa Sudamericana (1990), and the
Recopa Sudamericana
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(1991), along with several
Paraguayan national championships with Olimpia.
Almeida was an extremely good penalty saver, a skill that helped Olimpia win both international and national championships. Past the age of 40 he decided to retire and became a legend for the Paraguayan club due to all his contributions and titles obtained throughout the years.
As coach
After retiring as a player, Almeida worked in sports journalism and later became a coach of teams like
Sol de América and Olimpia of
Paraguay
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,
Municipal
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of
Guatemala
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,
Nacional of Quito and
Barcelona SC
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of
Ecuador
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; and he even coached the
Paraguay national team in 1999 during the
Copa América
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. In August 2008, Almeida was chosen as the new coach of Olimpia replacing
Gustavo Costas
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Playing career
Born in Buenos Aires, Costas started h ...
, marking his return to the club since 1993.
Almeida achieved success as a coach by winning championships in Paraguay, Guatemala and Ecuador.
He also coached Club Nacional of Paraguay.
In May 2010 Almeida was appointed as the new coach of
Guatemala
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.
Honours
Player
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Olimpia
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Paraguayan Primera División
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: 1975, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1988, and 1989
**
Copa Libertadores
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:
1979,
1990
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Copa Interamericana
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: 1979
**
Intercontinental Cup:
1979
**
Supercopa Sudamericana:
1990
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**
Recopa Sudamericana
The CONMEBOL Recopa Sudamericana ( pt, CONMEBOL Recopa Sul-Americana), known also as the Recopa Sudamericana or CONMEBOL Recopa, and simply as the Recopa (, ; "Winners' Cup"), is an annual international club association football, football compe ...
:
1991
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Coach
Olimpia
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Paraguayan Primera División
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: 1993
Municipal
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Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala
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: 2001, 2002, and 2003
El Nacional
*
Ecuadorian Serie A
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: 2005, 2006
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Ecuadorian Serie B
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:
2022
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References
External links
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1948 births
Living people
Paraguayan footballers
Uruguayan emigrants to Paraguay
Uruguayan footballers
Paraguayan Primera División players
C.A. Cerro players
Club Guaraní players
Club Olimpia footballers
Expatriate footballers in Paraguay
Paraguay international footballers
1975 Copa América players
Paraguayan football managers
Club Olimpia managers
C.D. El Nacional managers
C.S.D. Municipal managers
Barcelona S.C. managers
Expatriate football managers in Ecuador
Expatriate football managers in El Salvador
Expatriate football managers in Guatemala
Association football goalkeepers
Guatemala national football team managers
1999 Copa América managers
2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup managers
Club Sol de América managers
Club Nacional managers
Club Libertad managers
Footballers from Salto, Uruguay
Club Guaraní managers
Águilas Doradas Rionegro managers
Sportivo Luqueño managers