Roberto Ayala

Roberto Fabián Ayala (; 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.

Career statistics
Club

+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsFerro Carril Oeste1991–92Primera División190———1901992–93361———3601993181——3Appearances in the Copa Centenario de la AFA.0211Total731000030761River Plate 1994Primera División160———1601994–95250—121—371Total4100012100531Napoli1995–96Serie A29010——3011996–9730160——3611997–9828020——300Total871900000961Milan 1998–99Serie A11020——1301999-001303060—220Total240506000350Valencia2000–01La Liga2812092—3932001–022921070—3722002–03311—1202Appearances in the Supercopa de España.04512003–0430150100—4512004–05170———1702005–06232—6Appearances in the Intertoto Cup.0—2922006–072924081—413Total18791405232025312Villarreal2006–07La Liga0000––0Zaragoza2007–08La Liga3314020—3912008–09Segunda División283———2832009–10La Liga13010——140Total744502000814Racing 2009–10Primera División150———150Career total501153407245060919

International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsArgentina19943019951401996601997701998131199912120001112001802002102003602004101200582200671200790Total1157

Scores and results list Argentina's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ayala goal.

+ List of international goals scored by Roberto AyalaNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 19 February 1998 Mendoza, Argentina n League2–1 Unofficial FriendlyInternational Matches 1998 Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 12 March 2008.2 7 September 1999 Porto Alegre, Brazil 2–4 Friendly3 26 April 2000 Maracaibo, Venezuela 1–04–0 World Cup 2002 Qualifying4 13 July 2004 Piura, Peru 3–24–2 2004 Copa América5 12 November 2005 Geneva, Switzerland 2–3 Friendly6 16 November 2005 Doha, Qatar 3–0 Friendly7 30 June 2006 Berlin, Germany 1–01–1 (2–4 PS) 2006 FIFA World Cup

 Honours 

 Player 
River Plate
 Argentine Primera División: 1994 Apertura

Napoli
 Copa Italia runner-up: 1996-97

Milan
 Serie A: 1998–99

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
 Pan American Games: 1995
 Olympic Gold Medal: 2004

Individual
 South American Team of the Year: 1994
 UEFA Club Best Defender of the Year: 2000–01
 European Sports Media Team of the Year: 2003–04
 2006 FIFA World Cup All-Star Team
 IFFHS Argentina All Times Dream Team (Team B): 2021

 Assistant manager 
Argentina
 FIFA World Cup: 2022
 Copa America: 2021; third place: 2019
 CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions: 2022

References

Other websites

 Argentine Primera statistics at Fútbol XXI 

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