Matías Almeyda

Personal information
Matías Almeyda
Full name	Matías Jesús Almeyda
Date of birth	December 21, 1973 (age 32)
Place of birth	Azul, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height	174 cm
Nickname	El Pelado (The Boldy)
Position	Defensive midfielder
Professional clubs*
Years	Club	Apps (goals)
1991-1996 1996-1997 1997-2000 2000-2002 2002-2004 2004-2005	River Plate Sevilla Lazio Parma Internazionale Brescia	67 (3) 28 (0) 63 (2) 34 (0) 26 (0) 5 (0)
National team
1996-2005	Argentina	39 (1)
* Professional club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Matías Jesús Almeyda (born 21 December 1973) is an Argentine football player.

Almeyda played for several clubs, including River Plate, SS Lazio, AC Parma and Inter Milan, the last three all in Italy. He also played for Argentina national football team and was a participant at the 1996 Olympic Games, andthe 1998 and 2002 FIFA World Cups.

Due to his copious and thick hair, he's ironically nicknamed El Pelado (The Boldy).

He scored a spectacular 35 metres volley in a Serie A match whilst playing for Lazio.

[edit] Honours

	Argentina squad - 2002 FIFA World Cup
1 Burgos \| 2 Ayala \| 3 Sorín \| 4 Pochettino \| 5 Almeyda \| 6 Samuel \| 7 C. López \| 8 Zanetti \| 9 Batistuta \| 10 Ortega \| 11 Verón \| 12 Cavallero \| 13 Placente \| 14 Simeone \| 15 Husaín \| 16 Aimar \| 17 G. López \| 18 González \| 19 Crespo \| 20 Gallardo \| 21 Caniggia \| 22 Chamot \| 23 Bonano \| Coach: Bielsa

	Argentina squad - 1998 FIFA World Cup Quarter-finalists
1 Roa \| 2 Ayala \| 3 Chamot \| 4 Pineda \| 5 Almeyda \| 6 Sensini \| 7 López \| 8 Simeone \| 9 Batistuta \| 10 Ortega \| 11 Verón \| 12 Burgos \| 13 Paz \| 14 Vivas \| 15 Astrada \| 16 Berti \| 17 Cavallero \| 18 Balbo \| 19 Crespo \| 20 Gallardo \| 21 Delgado \| 22 Zanetti \| Coach: Passarella