Roberto Ayala

Roberto Ayala is an Argentine footballer, born on 14 April 1973 in Paraná, Argentina. Ayala plays as a centre-back for Argentina. Ayala has scored 26 goals in 725 games for club and country and has won 8 trophies, including 4 league titles.

Ayala's career stats

GamesGoals
Clubs, all competitions60919
Argentina1167
Total72526

Goals per game: 0.04.

Ayala's trophies and awards

  • Trophies with club and country: 8
  • League titles: 4
  • Other international club trophies: 2
  • Trophies with Argentina: 2
  • Individual awards: 6

River Plate

  • Argentine Primera División: 1 (1994)

Milan

  • Serie A: 1 (1998–99)

Valencia

  • La Liga: 2 (2001–02, 2003–04)
  • UEFA Cup: 1 (2003–04)
  • UEFA Super Cup: 1 (2004)

Argentina

  • Olympic Gold Medal: 1 (2004)
  • Pan American Games: 1 (1995)

Individual

  • South American Team of the Year: 1 (1994)
  • UEFA Club Best Defender of the Year: 1 (2000–01)
  • ESM Team of the Year: 1 (2003–04)
  • Copa América Team of the Tournament: 1 (2004)
  • FIFA World Cup All-Star Team: 1 (2006)
  • IFFHS Argentina All Times Dream Team (Team B): 1 (2021)

Clubs

League games and goals at each club.

  1. 1991–1993: Ferro Carril Oeste, 73 games, 1 goal
  2. 1993–1995: River Plate, 41 games, 0 goals
  3. 1995–1998: Napoli, 87 games, 1 goal
  4. 1998–2000: Milan, 24 games, 0 goals
  5. 2000–2007: Valencia, 187 games, 9 goals
  6. 2007–2010: Real Zaragoza, 74 games, 4 goals
  7. 2010–2011: Racing Club, 15 games, 0 goals

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