This article is about the Argentine footballer. For the Mexican footballer Roberto Hernández Ayala, see Roberto Hernández (Mexican footballer). For the station, see Roberto Ayala railway station.
Roberto Ayala
Ayala in 2018
Personal information
Full name
Roberto Fabián Ayala[1]
Date of birth
(1973-04-14) 14 April 1973 (age 51)
Place of birth
Paraná, Argentina
Height
1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)
Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Argentina (field assistant)[2]
Youth career
Ferro Carril Oeste
Senior career*
Years
Team
Apps
(Gls)
1991–1993
Ferro Carril Oeste
73
(1)
1993–1995
River Plate
41
(0)
1995–1998
Napoli
87
(1)
1998–2000
Milan
24
(0)
2000–2007
Valencia
187
(9)
2007–2010
Real Zaragoza
74
(4)
2010–2011
Racing Club
15
(0)
Total
501
(15)
International career
1996
Argentina U23
6
(0)
2004
Argentina Olympic (O.P.)
6
(0)
1994–2007
Argentina
116[3]
(7)
Medal record
Men's Football
Representing Argentina
Olympic Games
2004 Athens
Team
1996 Atlanta
Team
Pan American Games
1995 Mar del Plata
Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Roberto Fabián Ayala ([roˈβeɾtofaˈβjanaˈʝala]; born 14 April 1973), nicknamed El Ratón ("The Mouse"), is an Argentine former footballer who played as a centre back for the Argentina national football team, as well as Valencia and Real Zaragoza in Spain, Milan and Napoli in Italy, and Ferro Carril, River Plate and Racing Club in his native Argentina.
Regarded as one of the best central defenders of his generation, he stood out for his leadership and ability in the air throughout his career in spite of his small stature as a centre back.[4] Ayala captained Argentina in a record 63 matches.[5] He played in three FIFA World Cups and made a total of 115 international appearances, behind only Javier Mascherano, Javier Zanetti and Lionel Messi in terms of international appearances.
^"2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Argentina" (PDF). FIFA. 21 March 2014. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2019.
^Cite error: The named reference arg was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^"AFA rinde homenaje a Messi y Kun Agüero por su récord de partidos".
^"Ultime notizie su Roberto Ayala". Il Sole 24 Ore (in Italian). 6 June 2006. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
^"Messi inspires Argentina to 4–3 win over Algeria". China Daily. 5 June 2007. Retrieved 6 June 2007.
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