Celso Ayala
Celso Rafael Ayala Gavilán (locally [ˈselso rafaˈel aˈʝala ɣaβiˈlan]; born 20 August 1970) is a retired Paraguayan footballer who played as a defender and current manager of River Plate Asunción.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Celso Rafael Ayala Gavilán | ||
| Date of birth | 20 August 1970 | ||
| Place of birth | Asunción, Paraguay | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Central Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | River Plate (Manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990–1994 | Olimpia Asunción | ? | (?) |
| 1994 | Rosario Central | 15 | (0) |
| 1995–1998 | River Plate | 140 | (8) |
| 1998–1999 | Betis | 17 | (1) |
| 1999–2000 | Atlético Madrid | 19 | (1) |
| 2000 | São Paulo | 8 | (0) |
| 2001–2005 | River Plate | 60 | (3) |
| 2006 | Colo-Colo | 6 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1992 | Paraguay U-23 | ||
| 1993–2003 | Paraguay | 85 | (6) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2012–2013 | Carapeguá | ||
| 2014 | Independiente | ||
| 2014–2015 | Guabirá | ||
| 2015 | Sport Boys | ||
| 2015 | Petrolero | ||
| 2016–2017 | Independiente | ||
| 2017–2018 | Nacional | ||
| 2019 | Deportivo Capiatá | ||
| 2019–2020 | Sportivo Luqueño | ||
| 2020– | River Plate Asunción | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Career
With 85 caps and 6 goals, he is one of the most capped players in the Paraguayan national team.[1] Ayala became a key player in Paraguay's outstanding defensive line in the 1990s, along with fellow defenders Francisco Arce and Carlos Gamarra. His characteristics were leadership in the field, good positioning and superb tackling and heading skills. Ayala made his international debut for the Paraguay national football team on 3 March 1993 in the Copa Paz de Chico match against Bolivia (1–0 win) as a substitute.
Honours
Club
- Olimpia Asunción
- Nehru Cup Winner: 1990
- Supercopa Sudamericana Winner: 1990
- Copa Libertadores de America Winner: 1990
- Copa Interamericana Runners-up: 1990
- Intercontinental Cup Runners-up: 1990
- Recopa Sudamericana Winner: 1991
- Torneo Republica: 1992 (undefeated)
- Copa CONMEBOL Runners-up: 1992
- Paraguayan league: 1993 (undefeated)
- Supercopa Masters Runners-up: 1994
- River Plate
- Copa Libertadores Winner: 1996
- Primera División Argentina Winner: Apertura 1996, Clausura, 1997, Apertura 1997, Clausura 2002, Clausura 2003, Clausura 2004
- Intercontinental Cup Runners-up: 1996
- Supercopa Sudamericana Winner: 1997
- Real Betis
- Ramon de Carranza Trophy Winner: 1999
- Colo-Colo
- Torneo Apertura Winner: 2006
External links
- International statistics at rsssf
- Celso Ayala at National-Football-Teams.com
- Celso Ayala at FootballDatabase.eu
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