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{{Short description|Paraguayan footballer (born 1948)}}
{{family name hatnote|Almeida|Almada|lang=Spanish}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Ever Almeida
| image = 
| caption = 
| fullname = Ever Hugo Almeida Almada
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1948|7|1}}
| birth_place = [[Salto, Uruguay]]
| height = 1.78 m
| currentclub = [[Mushuc Runa S.C.|Mushuc Runa]] (manager)
| position = [[Goalkeeper (association football)|Goalkeeper]]
| youthyears1 = 
| youthclubs1 = 
| years1 = 1967–1971
| years2 = 1972
| years3 = 1973–1991
| clubs1 = [[C.A. Cerro|Cerro]]
| clubs2 = [[Club Guaraní|Guaraní]]
| clubs3 = [[Club Olimpia|Olimpia]]
| caps1 = 128
| caps2 = 12
| caps3 = 298
| goals1 = 0
| goals2 = 0
| goals3 = 0
| totalcaps = 438
| totalgoals = 0
| nationalyears1 = 1975–1985
| nationalteam1 = 
[[Paraguay national football team|Paraguay]]
| nationalcaps1 = 22
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| manageryears1 = 1992 | managerclubs1 = [[Club Nacional|Nacional]]
| manageryears2 = 1993 | managerclubs2 = [[Club Olimpia|Olimpia]]
| manageryears3 = 1996 | managerclubs3 = [[Sportivo Luqueño]]
| manageryears4 = 1997–1998 | managerclubs4 = [[Club Sol de América|Sol de América]]
| manageryears5 = 1999 | managerclubs5 = [[Paraguay national football team|Paraguay]]
| manageryears6 = 2000 | managerclubs6 = [[Club Sol de América|Sol de América]]
| manageryears7 = 2001–2004 | managerclubs7 = [[C.S.D. Municipal|Municipal]]
| manageryears8 = 2004–2007 | managerclubs8 = [[C.D. El Nacional|El Nacional]]
| manageryears9 = 2008 | managerclubs9 = [[Barcelona S.C.|Barcelona SC]]
| manageryears10 = 2008–2009 | managerclubs10 = [[Club Olimpia|Olimpia]]
| manageryears11 = 2009–2010 | managerclubs11 = [[Club Nacional|Nacional]]
| manageryears12 = 2010–2013 | managerclubs12 = [[Guatemala national football team|Guatemala]]
| manageryears13 = 2013–2014 | managerclubs13 = [[Club Olimpia|Olimpia]]
| manageryears14 = 2015–2017 | managerclubs14 = [[Club Libertad|Libertad]]
| manageryears15 = 2017 | managerclubs15 = [[Sportivo Trinidense]]
| manageryears16 = 2017 | managerclubs16 = [[Club Olimpia|Olimpia]]
| manageryears17 = 2017 | managerclubs17 = [[C.S.D. Municipal|Municipal]]
| manageryears18 = 2018 | managerclubs18 = [[Club Sol de América|Sol de América]]
| manageryears19 = 2019 | managerclubs19 = [[Rionegro Águilas]]
| manageryears20 = 2021 | managerclubs20 = [[Club Sol de América|Sol de América]]
| manageryears21 = 2022–2024 | managerclubs21 = [[C.D. El Nacional|El Nacional]]
| manageryears22 = 2024– | managerclubs22 = [[Mushuc Runa S.C.|Mushuc Runa]]
}}

'''Ever Hugo Almeida Almada''' (born 1 July 1948) is a Paraguayan [[Association football|football]] [[Manager (association football)|manager]] and former player who played as a [[Goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]]. He is the current manager of Ecuadorian club [[Mushuc Runa S.C.|Mushuc Runa]].

Almeida was born in [[Salto, Uruguay]], but became a naturalized Paraguayan in 1975.

==Career==

===As player===
Almeida made his professional debut in 1967 at the age of 19 playing for [[C.A. 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 [[Club Olimpia|Olimpia]]. From that point on Almeida played with [[Club Olimpia|Olimpia]] for nearly two decades, setting a record for being the player with most appearances in the [[Copa Libertadores]] with 113,<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/players/almeida-app-copalib.html Ever Almeida's matches in Copa Libertadores]</ref> from 1973 to 1990, winning the tournament on two occasions (1979 and 1990). He also won the [[Intercontinental Cup (1960–2004)|Intercontinental Cup]] (1979), [[Supercopa Sudamericana]] (1990), and the [[Recopa Sudamericana]] (1991), along with several [[Paraguayan Primera División|Paraguayan national championships]] with Olimpia.

===As coach===
After retiring as a player, Almeida worked in sports journalism and later became a coach of teams like [[Club Sol de América|Sol de América]] and Olimpia of [[Paraguay]], [[C.S.D. Municipal|Municipal]] of [[Guatemala]], [[Club Deportivo El Nacional|Nacional of Quito]] and [[Barcelona SC]] of [[Ecuador]]; and he even coached the [[Paraguay national football team|Paraguay national team]] in 1999 during the [[Copa América]].<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tables/99safull.html Copa America 1999 rosters]</ref> In August 2008, Almeida was chosen as the new coach of Olimpia replacing [[Gustavo Costas]], marking his return to the club since 1993.<ref>[http://futbolalogrande.com/2008/8/29/4032/El-elegido El elegido]</ref>
Almeida achieved success as a coach by winning championships in Paraguay, Guatemala and Ecuador.
He also coached Club Nacional of Paraguay.

In May 2010 Almeida was appointed as the new coach of [[Guatemala national football team|Guatemala]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/news/newsid=1463305/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717155058/http://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/news/newsid=1463305/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 July 2011|title=Almeida's Guatemalan adventure|date=28 June 2011|publisher=FIFA|access-date=18 July 2011}}</ref>

==Honours==

===Player===
* '''[[Club Olimpia|Olimpia]]'''
** [[Paraguayan Primera División]]: 1975, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1988, and 1989
** [[Copa Libertadores]]: [[1979 Copa Libertadores|1979]], [[1990 Copa Libertadores|1990]]
** [[Copa Interamericana]]: 1979
** [[Intercontinental Cup (1960–2004)|Intercontinental Cup]]: [[1979 Intercontinental Cup|1979]]
** [[Supercopa Sudamericana]]: [[1990 Supercopa Sudamericana|1990]]
** [[Recopa Sudamericana]]: [[1991 Recopa Sudamericana|1991]]

===Coach===
'''Olimpia'''
* [[Paraguayan Primera División]]: 1993
'''Municipal'''
* [[Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala]]: 2001, 2002, and 2003
'''El Nacional'''
* [[Ecuadorian Serie A]]: 2005, 2006
* [[Ecuadorian Serie B]]: [[2022 Ecuadorian Serie B|2022]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080415205251/http://www.olimpia.com.py/idolos/ever_almeida.asp |title=Profile at Club Olimpia }}
* {{BDFA|45836}}

{{Ecuadorian Serie A managers}}
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