Ever Hugo Almeida Almada (born 1 July 1948) is a Paraguayan

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and former player who played as a

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. He is the current manager of Ecuadorian club Mushuc Runa. Almeida was born in

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, but became a naturalized Paraguayan in 1975.

Career

As player

Almeida made his professional debut in 1967 at the age of 19 playing for C.A. Cerro of

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. After a few years in the Uruguayan football league he was transferred to

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of Paraguay. Shortly afterwards, in 1973, he received an offer from Olimpia. From that point on Almeida played with Olimpia for nearly two decades, setting a record for being the player with most appearances in the

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with 113, from 1973 to 1990, winning the tournament on two occasions (1979 and 1990). He also won the

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(1979),

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(1990), and the

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(1991), along with several Paraguayan national championships with Olimpia.

As coach

After retiring as a player, Almeida worked in sports journalism and later became a coach of teams like Sol de América and Olimpia of

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, Nacional of Quito and

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; and he even coached the Paraguay national team in 1999 during the

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. In August 2008, Almeida was chosen as the new coach of Olimpia replacing

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, marking his return to the club since 1993. Almeida achieved success as a coach by winning championships in Paraguay, Guatemala and Ecuador. He also coached Club Nacional of Paraguay. In May 2010 Almeida was appointed as the new coach of

Honours

Player

* Olimpia **

Paraguayan Primera División The División Profesional de la Paraguayan Football Association, Asociación Paraguaya de Fútbol (; "Professional Division of the Paraguayan Football Association"), also known as the Primera División (; "first division"), or due to sponsorship ...

: 1975, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1988, and 1989 **

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: 1979 **

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Coach

Olimpia *

: 1993 Municipal *

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: 2001, 2002, and 2003 El Nacional *

Ecuadorian Serie A The Liga Pro Ecuador Serie A, simply known as the Liga Pro or the Serie A (or the Ecuadorian Serie A to distinguish it from the Italian Serie A and the Brazilian Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, Série A), or as Liga Pro Ecuabet for sponsorship re ...

: 2005, 2006 *

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Almeida, Ever 1948 births Living people Paraguayan men's footballers Uruguayan emigrants to Paraguay Uruguayan men's footballers Paraguayan Primera División players C.A. Cerro players Club Guaraní players Club Olimpia footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Paraguay Paraguay men's international footballers 1975 Copa América players Copa Libertadores–winning players Paraguayan football managers Club Olimpia managers C.D. El Nacional managers C.S.D. Municipal managers Barcelona S.C. managers Expatriate football managers in Ecuador Expatriate football managers in El Salvador Expatriate football managers in Guatemala Men's association football goalkeepers Guatemala national football team managers 1999 Copa América managers 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup managers Club Sol de América managers Club Nacional managers Club Libertad managers Footballers from Salto, Uruguay Águilas Doradas managers Sportivo Luqueño managers Sportivo Trinidense managers Mushuc Runa S.C. managers 20th-century Uruguayan sportsmen