Roberto Fabián Ayala, nicknamed El Ratón, 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.
Ayala in 2018
Valencia Club de Fútbol, commonly referred to as Valencia CF is a Spanish professional football club based in Valencia, Spain, that currently plays in La Liga, the top flight of the Spanish league system. Valencia was founded in 1919 and has played its home games at the 49,430-seater Mestalla since 1923.
Players of Valencia celebrating after having won the 1941 Copa del Rey final
Line-up in a friendly match in Alginet, August 1980. Up: Felman, Manzanedo, Orlando Giménez, Cerveró, Vilarrodà, Subirats, Carrete, and Arias. Down: Kempes, Morena, and Sol.
Fernando Gómez Colomer is the player with the most appearances for the club with 556
During Valencia's domestic and European dominance of the early 2000s, Argentine Roberto Ayala had been a key component in their defense