Ever Almeida

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Ever Almeida

| image =

| caption =

| fullname = Ever Hugo Almeida Almada

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1948|7|1}}

| birth_place = Salto, Uruguay

| height = 1.78 m

| currentclub = Mushuc Runa (manager)

| position = Goalkeeper

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 1967–1971

| years2 = 1972

| years3 = 1973–1991

| clubs1 = Cerro

| clubs2 = Guaraní

| clubs3 = Olimpia

| caps1 = 128

| caps2 = 12

| caps3 = 298

| goals1 = 0

| goals2 = 0

| goals3 = 0

| totalcaps = 438

| totalgoals = 0

| nationalyears1 = 1975–1985

| nationalteam1 =

Paraguay

| nationalcaps1 = 22

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| manageryears1 = 1992 | managerclubs1 = Nacional

| manageryears2 = 1993 | managerclubs2 = Olimpia

| manageryears3 = 1996 | managerclubs3 = Sportivo Luqueño

| manageryears4 = 1997–1998 | managerclubs4 = Sol de América

| manageryears5 = 1999 | managerclubs5 = Paraguay

| manageryears6 = 2000 | managerclubs6 = Sol de América

| manageryears7 = 2001–2004 | managerclubs7 = Municipal

| manageryears8 = 2004–2007 | managerclubs8 = El Nacional

| manageryears9 = 2008 | managerclubs9 = Barcelona SC

| manageryears10 = 2008–2009 | managerclubs10 = Olimpia

| manageryears11 = 2009–2010 | managerclubs11 = Nacional

| manageryears12 = 2010–2013 | managerclubs12 = Guatemala

| manageryears13 = 2013–2014 | managerclubs13 = Olimpia

| manageryears14 = 2015–2017 | managerclubs14 = Libertad

| manageryears15 = 2017 | managerclubs15 = Sportivo Trinidense

| manageryears16 = 2017 | managerclubs16 = Olimpia

| manageryears17 = 2017 | managerclubs17 = Municipal

| manageryears18 = 2018 | managerclubs18 = Sol de América

| manageryears19 = 2019 | managerclubs19 = Rionegro Águilas

| manageryears20 = 2021 | managerclubs20 = Sol de América

| manageryears21 = 2022–2024 | managerclubs21 = El Nacional

| manageryears22 = 2024– | managerclubs22 = Mushuc Runa

}}

Ever Hugo Almeida Almada (born 1 July 1948) is a Paraguayan football manager and former player who played as a goalkeeper. He is the current manager of Ecuadorian club Mushuc Runa.

Almeida was born in Salto, Uruguay, 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 of Montevideo. 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 with 113,[https://www.rsssf.org/players/almeida-app-copalib.html Ever Almeida's matches in Copa Libertadores] 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 (1991), along with several Paraguayan national championships with Olimpia.

=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, Municipal of Guatemala, Nacional of Quito and Barcelona SC of Ecuador; and he even coached the Paraguay national team in 1999 during the Copa América.[https://www.rsssf.org/tables/99safull.html Copa America 1999 rosters] In August 2008, Almeida was chosen as the new coach of Olimpia replacing Gustavo Costas, marking his return to the club since 1993.[http://futbolalogrande.com/2008/8/29/4032/El-elegido El elegido]

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.{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/news/newsid=1463305/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717155058/http://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/news/newsid=1463305/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 July 2011|title=Almeida's Guatemalan adventure|date=28 June 2011|publisher=FIFA|access-date=18 July 2011}}

Honours

=Player=

Olimpia
Paraguayan Primera División: 1975, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1988, and 1989
Copa Libertadores: 1979, 1990
Copa Interamericana: 1979
Intercontinental Cup: 1979
Supercopa Sudamericana: 1990
Recopa Sudamericana: 1991

=Coach=

Olimpia

Paraguayan Primera División: 1993

Municipal

Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala: 2001, 2002, and 2003

El Nacional

Ecuadorian Serie A: 2005, 2006
Ecuadorian Serie B: 2022

References

External links

{{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080415205251/http://www.olimpia.com.py/idolos/ever_almeida.asp |title=Profile at Club Olimpia }}
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