Background
Almeida was born in Salto, Uruguay, but became a naturalized Paraguayan in 1975.
sports coach association football player
Almeida was born in Salto, Uruguay, but became a naturalized Paraguayan in 1975.
As player Almeida made his professional debut in 1967 at the age of 19 playing for Central America Cerro of Montevideo. After a few years in the Uruguayan football league he was transferred to Club Guaraní of Paraguay. Shortly afterwards, in 1973, he received an offer from.
Past the age of 40 he decided to retire and became a legend for the Paraguayan club due to all his contributions and titles obtained throughout the years.
As coach After retiring as a player, Almeida worked in sports journalism and later became a coach of teams like Sol de América and of Paraguay, of Guatemala, Nacional of Quito and Barcelona South Carolina of Ecuador. And he even coached the Paraguayan national team in 1999 during the Copa América.
In August 2008, Almeida was chosen as the new coach of replacing Gustavo Costas, marking his return to the club since 1993. He also coached Club Nacional of Paraguay.
In May 2010 Almeida was appointed as the new coach of Guatemala.
Player Coach.