Celso Ayala
Personal information
Full name Celso Rafael Ayala Gavilán
Date of birth (1970-08-20) 20 August 1970
Place of birth Asunción, Paraguay
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1990–1994 Olimpia Asunción
1994 Rosario Central 15 (0)
1995–1998 River Plate 140 (8)
1998–1999 Betis 17 (1)
1999–2000 Atlético Madrid 19 (1)
2000 São Paulo 8 (0)
2001–2005 River Plate 60 (3)
2006 Colo-Colo 6 (0)
International career
1992 Paraguay U-23
1993–2003 Paraguay 85 (6)
Managerial career
2012–2013 Carapeguá
2014 Independiente FBC
2014–2015 Guabirá
2015 Sport Boys Warnes
2015 Petrolero
2016–2017 Independiente FBC
2017–2018 Nacional Asunción
2019 Deportivo Capiatá
2019–2020 Sportivo Luqueño
2020 River Plate Asunción
2020–2021 Sol de América
2021 River Plate Asunción
2022 Sol de América
2023 Deportivo Santaní
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Celso Rafael Ayala Gavilán (locally [ˈselso rafaˈel aˈʝala ɣaβiˈlan]; born 20 August 1970) is a Paraguayan football manager and former player who played as a centre-back.

Career

With 85 caps and six goals, Ayala one of the most capped players in the Paraguay national team.[1] Ayala became a key player in Paraguay's outstanding defensive line in the 1990s, along with fellow defenders Francisco Arce and Carlos Gamarra. His characteristics were leadership in the field, good positioning and superb tackling and heading skills. Ayala made his international debut for the Paraguay national football team on 3 March 1993 in the Copa Paz de Chico match against Bolivia (1–0 win) as a substitute.

Honours

Olimpia Asunción

River Plate

Real Betis

Colo-Colo

Paraguay U-23

References

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