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| Date of birth | (1923-06-10)10 June 1923 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Argentina | |||||||||||||
| Date of death | 12 July 2006(2006-07-12) (aged 83) | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder,Defender | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| Racing Club de Avellaneda | ||||||||||||||
| Universidad Católica | ||||||||||||||
| Unión Española | ||||||||||||||
| Palestino | ||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||
| 1954–1960 | Chile | 22 | ||||||||||||
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Rodolfo Almeyda Morando (10 June 1923 – 12 July 2006) was an Argentine, naturalized Chilean,footballer who played as amidfielder ordefender, usually in the position ofcentre-half. Almeyda played his early career in Argentina for Avellaneda Racing Club, and transferred to Chile in 1944. He initially won his fame playing forUniversidad Católica, and later played forUnión Española andPalestino. He was part of the 1949 Universidad Católica team that won thePrimera División de Chile[1] and was also part of the 1955 Palestino team that won the Primera División de Chile.
In Argentina as well as the early years in Chile he played as acentral midfielder, but later in his career, during his period in Palestino, he moved to the role ofcentre-back, and was known in particular for his technique and ability in the air. Following his nationalization, he played 22 games forChile's national squad from 1954 to 1960. Famously he was part of the team that beatBrazil 4–1 during the1956 South American Championship in Uruguay, helping his side to a second-place finish in the tournament.
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