# Horacio Ameli
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{{short description|Argentine footballer}}
{{Use American English|date=November 2013}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2011}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Horacio Ameli
| image =
| full_name = Horacio Andrés Ameli
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=y|1974|07|07}}
| birth_place = [Rosario](/source/Rosario), Argentina
| height = 1.80 m[{{cite web|title=Horacio Amelli |url=http://futpedia.globo.com/jogadores/amelli |accessdate=November 28, 2009 |publisher=Futpédia |language=Portuguese |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090916101955/http://futpedia.globo.com/jogadores/amelli |archivedate=September 16, 2009 |df=mdy-all }}]
| position = [Defender](/source/Defender_(association_football))
| currentclub =
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 =
| years1 = 1994–1996
| years2 = 1996–1998
| years3 = 1998–2002
| years4 = 2002
| years5 = 2002–2003
| years6 = 2003–2004
| years7 = 2004–2005
| years8 = 2005–2006
| clubs1 = [Colón](/source/Col%C3%B3n_de_Santa_Fe)
| clubs2 = [Rayo Vallecano](/source/Rayo_Vallecano)
| clubs3 = [San Lorenzo](/source/Club_Atl%C3%A9tico_San_Lorenzo_de_Almagro)
| clubs4 = [Internacional](/source/Sport_Club_Internacional)
| clubs5 = [São Paulo](/source/S%C3%A3o_Paulo_Futebol_Clube)
| clubs6 = [River Plate](/source/Club_Atl%C3%A9tico_River_Plate)
| clubs7 = [América](/source/Club_Am%C3%A9rica)
| clubs8 = [Colón](/source/Col%C3%B3n_de_Santa_Fe)
| caps1 =
| caps2 = 60
| caps3 =
| caps4 =
| caps5 = 13
| caps6 =
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| goals1 =
| goals2 = 2
| goals3 =
| goals4 =
| goals5 = 1
| goals6 =
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| totalcaps =
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| nationalyears1 = 1996
| nationalteam1 = [Argentina U-23](/source/Argentina_national_under-23_football_team)
}}
'''Horacio Andrés Ameli''', better known as '''Horacio Ameli''' (born July 7, 1974), is an Argentine former professional [football defender](/source/Defender_(association_football)), who played in several top-level clubs of countries such as Argentina, Brazil, Mexico and Spain.
==Career==
Horacio Ameli was born in [Rosario](/source/Rosario). He started his professional career in 1994, defending [Colón](/source/Col%C3%B3n_de_Santa_Fe). He took part in the 1995 Argentine Second Division campaign, helping the coming back to First Division after fourteen years. He became a local idol also by took part in keeping the club in main division by the end of the next season, a difficult task in the ''promedios'' system.[PERUGINO, Elías (nov 2011). '''Horacio AMELI'''. [El Gráfico](/source/El_Gr%C3%A1fico) Especial n. 33 - "100 Ídolos de Colón". Revistas Deportivas, p. 54]
In those days, he was called by [Argentina U-23](/source/Argentina_national_under-23_football_team) for the [1996 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament](/source/1996_CONMEBOL_Pre-Olympic_Tournament),[{{cite news |title=El Sub 23 ante Colombia en su primer ensayo|url=https://www.lanacion.com.ar/deportes/el-sub-23-ante-colombia-en-su-primer-ensayo-nid171553/ |access-date=7 April 2026 |work=[La Nación](/source/La_Naci%C3%B3n)|date=26 January 1996|language=pt}}] although [Daniel Passarella](/source/Daniel_Passarella) chose veterans for the Olympic team defense in the final list to [Atlanta](/source/Football_at_the_1996_Summer_Olympics).[{{cite news |title=Elementos em comum entre Atlético Mineiro e Racing|url=https://www.futebolportenho.com.br/galo-racing/ |access-date=7 April 2026 |work=Futebol Portenho |date=27 April 2016|language=pt}}]
After leaving for [Rayo Vallecano](/source/Rayo_Vallecano) in 1996,