Roberto Ayala
Roberto Fabián Ayala ([roˈβeɾto faˈβjan aˈʝala]; 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.
_(cropped).jpg) Ayala in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Roberto Fabián Ayala[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 14 April 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Paraná, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre-back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Argentina (field assistant) | ||
| 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) | |
| National team | |||
| 1996 | Argentina U23 | 6 | (0) |
| 2004 | Argentina Olympic (O.P.) | 6 | (0) |
| 1994–2007 | Argentina | 116[2] | (7) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Ferro Carril Oeste | 1991–92 | Primera División | 19 | 0 | — | — | — | 19 | 0 | |||
| 1992–93 | 36 | 1 | — | — | — | 36 | 0 | |||||
| 1993 | 18 | 1 | — | — | 3[a] | 0 | 21 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 73 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 76 | 1 | ||
| River Plate | 1994 | Primera División | 16 | 0 | — | — | — | 16 | 0 | |||
| 1994–95 | 25 | 0 | — | 12 | 1 | — | 37 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 1 | ||
| Napoli | 1995–96 | Serie A | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 1 | ||
| 1996–97 | 30 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 1 | ||||
| 1997–98 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 87 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 1 | ||
| Milan | 1998–99 | Serie A | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| 1999-00 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 22 | 0 | |||
| Total | 24 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | ||
| Valencia | 2000–01 | La Liga | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | — | 39 | 3 | |
| 2001–02 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 37 | 2 | |||
| 2002–03 | 31 | 1 | — | 12 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 45 | 1 | |||
| 2003–04 | 30 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0 | — | 45 | 1 | |||
| 2004–05 | 17 | 0 | — | — | — | 17 | 0 | |||||
| 2005–06 | 23 | 2 | — | 6[c] | 0 | — | 29 | 2 | ||||
| 2006–07 | 29 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1 | — | 41 | 3 | |||
| Total | 187 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 52 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 253 | 12 | ||
| Villarreal | 2006–07 | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | |||
| Zaragoza | 2007–08 | La Liga | 33 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 39 | 1 | |
| 2008–09 | Segunda División | 28 | 3 | — | — | — | 28 | 3 | ||||
| 2009–10 | La Liga | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||
| Total | 74 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 4 | ||
| Racing | 2009–10 | Primera División | 15 | 0 | — | — | — | 15 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 501 | 15 | 34 | 0 | 72 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 609 | 19 | ||
- ↑ Appearances in the Copa Centenario de la AFA.
- ↑ Appearances in the Supercopa de España.
- ↑ Appearances in the Intertoto Cup.
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 14 | 0 | |
| 1996 | 6 | 0 | |
| 1997 | 7 | 0 | |
| 1998 | 13 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 12 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 11 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2003 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2004 | 10 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 8 | 2 | |
| 2006 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 9 | 0 | |
| Total | 115 | 7 |
- Scores and results list Argentina's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ayala goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 February 1998 | Mendoza, Argentina |  Romanian League
|
2–1 | Unofficial Friendly[4] | |
| 2 | 7 September 1999 | Porto Alegre, Brazil |  Brazil
|
2–4 | Friendly | |
| 3 | 26 April 2000 | Maracaibo, Venezuela |  Venezuela
|
1–0 | 4–0 | World Cup 2002 Qualifying |
| 4 | 13 July 2004 | Piura, Peru |  Uruguay
|
3–2 | 4–2 | 2004 Copa América |
| 5 | 12 November 2005 | Geneva, Switzerland |  England
|
2–3 | Friendly | |
| 6 | 16 November 2005 | Doha, Qatar |  Qatar
|
3–0 | Friendly | |
| 7 | 30 June 2006 | Berlin, Germany |  Germany
|
1–0 | 1–1 (2–4 PS) | 2006 FIFA World Cup |
Honours
Player
River Plate
Napoli
- Copa Italia runner-up: 1996-97
Milan
Valencia
- La Liga: 2001–02, 2003–04
- UEFA Cup: 2003–04
- UEFA Super Cup: 2004
- UEFA Champions League runner-up: 2000–2001
- Supercopa de España runner-up: 2002
- UEFA Intertoto Cup runner-up: 2005
Argentina
- Copa América runner-up: 2004, 2007
- FIFA Confederations Cup runner-up: 1995
Argentina U23
Individual
- South American Team of the Year: 1994[5]
- UEFA Club Best Defender of the Year: 2000–01[6]
- European Sports Media Team of the Year: 2003–04[7]
- 2006 FIFA World Cup All-Star Team[8]
- IFFHS Argentina All Times Dream Team (Team B): 2021[9]
Assistant manager
Argentina
- FIFA World Cup: 2022
- Copa America: 2021; third place: 2019
- CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions: 2022
References
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "AFA rinde homenaje a Messi y Kun Agüero por su récord de partidos".
- ↑ "Roberto Fabián Ayala – Century of International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
- ↑ International Matches 1998 Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 12 March 2008.
- ↑ South American Team of the Year. 16 January 2009. https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/sam-toy.html. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
- ↑ "UEFA Club Football Awards". UEFA. 1 May 2011. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
- ↑ Karel Stokkermans (14 March 2007). "ESM XI". RSSSF. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
- ↑ "France, Italy dominate World Cup all-star squad". CBC. 7 July 2006. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
- ↑ "IFFHS ALL TIME ARGENTINA MEN'S DREAM TEAM". 26 August 2021.
Other websites
- Argentine Primera statistics at Fútbol XXI (in Spanish)