Ever Iván Almeida Romero (22 January 1978 – 23 December 2023) was a Paraguayan football
manager
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and player who played as a
goalkeeper
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.
Career
Ever Iván Almeida Romero was born in
Asunción
Asunción (, ) is the capital and the largest city of Paraguay. The city stands on the eastern bank of the Paraguay River, almost at the confluence of this river with the Pilcomayo River. The Paraguay River and the Bay of Asunción in the north ...
, and notably represented
Olimpia and
Sportivo Patria
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The club has only played one season at the top level of Argen ...
during his playing career. After retiring, he started working as an assistant coach of his father at the
Guatemala national team and Olimpia.
On 22 April 2014, Almeida was named manager of
Olimpia de Itá. He returned to his assistant role in the following year at
Libertad, before returning to Olimpia in 2017 as manager of the reserve side.
On 3 April 2018, Almeida took over
Sportivo Trinidense
Sportivo Trinidense is a Paraguayan football club based in the barrio of Santísima Trinidad, in Asunción. The club was founded on 11 August 1935. Their home games are played at the Estadio Martín Torres. Their traditional rival is Rubio Ñu ...
, but was sacked in May after only one win in eight matches. On 17 April 2019, he was named in charge of
Resistencia, being relieved of his duties on 19 May.
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, but still left the club on 2 June.
Almeida returned to Olimpia in June 2021, as manager of the under-17 side. On 19 October, he replaced sacked
Celso Ayala
Celso Rafael Ayala Gavilán (; born 20 August 1970) is a Paraguayan football manager and former player who played as a centre-back.
Career
With 85 caps and six goals, Ayala one of the most capped players in the Paraguay national team. Ayala ...
at the helm of
River Plate Asunción, 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
Club Tacuary is a Paraguayan First Division football team, based in the neighborhood of Jara in Asunción. The club was founded in 1923.
Tacuary qualified for the Copa Libertadores tournament twice (in 2005 and 2007) and the Copa Sudamerican ...
. On 12 October, he was himself dismissed.
Personal life and death
Almeida's father
Ever
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Music
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was also a footballer and a goalkeeper. He too later became a manager.
Iván Almeida died from a heart complication after an aortic valve surgery done on 23 December 2023, at the age of 45.
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1978 births
2023 deaths
Footballers from Asunción
Paraguayan men's footballers
Men's association football goalkeepers
Club Olimpia footballers
Sportivo Patria footballers
Paraguayan expatriate men's footballers
Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in Argentina
Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina
Paraguayan football managers
Club Sol de América managers
Tacuary managers
Sportivo Trinidense managers
Club River Plate (Asunción) managers