Celso Ayala

Celso Rafael Ayala Gavilán (; born 20 August 1970) is a Paraguayan football manager and former player who played as a centre-back. He is the current manager of Peruvian club Cajamarca.

Career With 85 caps and six goals, Ayala one of the most capped players in the Paraguay national team. 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 Nehru Cup: 1990 Supercopa Sudamericana: 1990 Copa Libertadores de America: 1990 Copa Interamericana runner-up: 1990 Intercontinental Cup runner-up: 1990 Recopa Sudamericana: 1991 Torneo Republica: 1992 (undefeated) Copa CONMEBOL runner-up: 1992 Paraguayan league: 1993 (undefeated) Supercopa Masters runner-up: 1994

River Plate Copa Libertadores: 1996 Primera División Argentina: Apertura 1996, Clausura, 1997, Apertura 1997, Clausura 2002, Clausura 2003, Clausura 2004 Intercontinental Cup runner-up: 1996 Supercopa Sudamericana: 1997

Real Betis Ramon de Carranza Trophy: 1999

Colo-Colo Torneo Apertura: 2006

Paraguay U-23 U-23 South American championship: 1992