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Roberto Ayala

1973 - Today

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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. Regarded as one of the best defenders of all time, he stood out for his leadership and ability in the air throughout his career in spite of his small stature as a centre back. Ayala captained Argentina in a record 63 matches. He played in three FIFA World Cups and made a total of 115 international appearances, behind only Javier Mascherano, Javier Zanetti and Lionel Messi in terms of international appearances. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Roberto Ayala is the 973rd most popular soccer player (down from 886th in 2019), the 166th most popular biography from Argentina (down from 161st in 2019) and the 59th most popular Argentinean Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Roberto Ayala ranks 973 out of 21,273. Before him are Ferran Olivella, Roberto Cherro, Christoph Daum, Bruno Metsu, Akira Matsunaga, and Roger Schmidt. After him are Sami Khedira, Mitsunori Fujiguchi, Rüştü Reçber, Piet Schrijvers, Daishiro Yoshimura, and Alfio Basile.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1973, Roberto Ayala ranks 54. Before him are Andrew Lincoln, Ceca, David Blaine, Mos Def, Matteo Salvini, and Malaika Arora. After him are Rüştü Reçber, Giancarlo Fisichella, Jerzy Dudek, Mário Jardel, Marc Overmars, and Kevin Phillips.

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In Argentina

Among people born in Argentina, Roberto Ayala ranks 166 out of 1,154. Before him are Emiliano Martínez (1992), Linda Cristal (1934), Antonio Caggiano (1889), Roberto Cherro (1907), Onofre Marimón (1923), and Edelmiro Julián Farrell (1887). After him are Víctor Manuel Fernández (1962), Alfio Basile (1943), María Kodama (1937), Daniel Bertoni (1955), Esther Vilar (1935), and Ángel Bossio (1905).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Argentina

Among soccer players born in Argentina, Roberto Ayala ranks 59. Before him are Javier Saviola (1981), Adolfo Pedernera (1918), Ariel Ortega (1974), Carlos Peucelle (1908), Emiliano Martínez (1992), and Roberto Cherro (1907). After him are Alfio Basile (1943), Daniel Bertoni (1955), Ángel Bossio (1905), Ángel Labruna (1918), Humberto Maschio (1933), and José Pékerman (1949).

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