Ayala

Ayala

English name: Roberto Ayala

Birthday: 1973-4-12

Height: 177cm

Weight: 75kg

Position: Defender

Number: No. 2

Playing for the team

Number of goals scored by the jersey number position of the team

Valencia 4 defenders 5

Argentina 2 defenders-

Played for the team< /p>

Number of goals scored by the team position in the year

1998-2001 AC Milan

1995-1998 Napoli 0

1993- 1995 River Plate

1991-1992 Ferul

Star Profile

Player Performance Profile

In the past 10 years, there have been many achievements in Argentine football. Big changes - from the chairman of the Football Association all the way to the national team coach. However, for Argentina (Albiceleste), at least one person is stable at this stage, and he is Roberto Ayala, the core of Argentina's defense. Nicknamed "El Raton" - as he is known in the football world - Ayala has made more than 100 appearances for the Argentina national team in 12 years and is now considered one of Argentina's top players one of the leaders.

The shy and introverted defender started his career in 1992 with Ferro Carril Oeste in Argentina. With superstars like Claudio Caniggia and Gabriel Batistuta, Ayala's chances have not attracted everyone's attention. Unlike most players in Argentina's current squad, Ayala was not part of the youth teams coached by Jose Pekerman and Hugo Tocalli in the 1990s. In fact, Ayala was first recruited into the Argentina senior national team during the Alfio Basile era.

Ayala has excellent tackles and strong aerial ability. He was recruited into the national team by Daniel Passarella. On November 16, 1994, the Argentina team played in Santiago. He made his debut for the Argentina senior national team in an international competition in a 3-0 victory over Chile. Ayala quickly became the coach's on-field spokesman, with Argentina winning a silver medal at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics and qualifying for the FIFA World Cup in France two years later. played a key role in the process.

Although Argentina appeared at the 1998 World Cup in France, Ayala was unable to prevent Argentina from being eliminated in the quarter-finals - Dennis Berkgamp of the Netherlands Scored a wonderful goal in the game. Ayala later admitted: "If I were to point out the thing that hurt me the most among all the things I failed to handle, it would be this goal."

Four years later at the 2002 South Korea/Japan World Cup (Korea/Japan 2002), misfortune befell Ayala again. In the first few minutes of Argentina's first match against Nigeria in this World Cup, Ayala was forced to leave the field due to a muscle injury. He could only sit on the bench and watch Argentina play. After finishing the rest of the group stage, they were unfortunately eliminated in the first round.

In 2004, after participating in the CONMEBOL Copa America for the fourth consecutive time, the Argentine team captain was selected for the Argentina under-23 national team - among the three over-age players. One identity — and participated in the 2004 Athens Olympics.

Ayala soon proved his worth to the team, helping Argentina win Olympic gold with a brilliant clean sheet without conceding a goal, ending their wait for an international gold medal with Argentina's senior team.

Ayala left Ferro Carril for River Plate in 1994, and the following year went to Europe to join Italy's Naples. After playing for Naples for three years, the Argentine star joined AC Milan, where he stayed until 2000. He then went to Spain to join his current club team Valencia, helping the team win two La Liga titles, a UEFA Cup title and the 2001 UEFA Champions League. League) runner-up.

Player data

Number of appearances and goals scored by the club in the season

1991/94 Oost 72 1

1994/95 River Plate 24 0

1995/98 Naples 87 1

1998/00 AC Milan 24 0

2000-- Valencia