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
Olimpia. From that point on Almeida played with
Olimpia for nearly two decades, setting a record for being the player with most appearances in the
Copa Libertadores with 113, from 1973 to 1990, winning the tournament on two occasions (1979 and 1990); Olimpia's dominance of Paraguayan football meant he and his team only missed two of the 18 tournaments played in this period (1978 and 1985). He also won the
Intercontinental Cup (1979),
Supercopa Sudamericana (1990), and the
Recopa Sudamericana (1991), along with several
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
Sol de América and Olimpia of
Paraguay,
Municipal of
Guatemala,
Nacional of Quito and
Barcelona SC of
Ecuador; and he even coached the
Paraguay national team in 1999 during the
Copa América. In August 2008, Almeida was chosen as the new coach of Olimpia replacing
Gustavo Costas, marking his return to the club since 1993. 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. ==Honours==