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'''Ever Hugo Almeida''' (born [[July 1]], [[1948]] in [[Salto]], [[Uruguay]]); naturalised [[Paraguay|Paraguayan]] in 1975, is a former [[football (soccer)|football]] [[goalkeeper]] legend.

'''Rupert Vance Hartke''' ([[May 31]], [[1919]] – [[July 27]], [[2003]]) was a [[United States Democratic Party|Democratic]] [[United States Senate|U.S. Senator]] from [[Indiana]] from [[1959]] to [[1977]].

[[Image:Hugoalmeida.jpg|thumb|right|Almeida celebrating after winning a penalty shoot-out with Olimpia in 1989]]

He made his professional debut in 1967 at the age of 19 playing for Cerro of [[Montevideo]]. After a few years in the uruguayan football league he was transfered to [[Club Guaraní]] of [[Paraguay]]. Shortly afterwards, in 1973, he received an offer from [[Olimpia Asunción|Olimpia de Asuncion]].

From that point on, [[Ever Hugo Almeida]] played in [[Olimpia Asunción|Olimpia]] for nearly two decades, setting a record for being the player with most apperarances in the [[Copa Libertadores]] with 113, from 1973 to 1990, winning the tournament in two occassions (1979 and 1990). He also won the [[Intercontinental Cup]] (1979), [[Supercopa Sudamericana]] (1990), and the [[Recopa Sudamericana]] (1990), along with several national championships with [[Olimpia Asunción|Olimpia]]. [[Ever Hugo Almeida|Almeida]] was an extremely good penalty saver, a skill that led his team [[Olimpia Asunción|Olimpia]] to both international and national championships. Past the age of 40 he decided to retire and became a legend for [[Olimpia Asunción|Club Olimpia]].

== Early Life, Education, Military Service ==

After retiring he worked in sport journalism and later became a coach of teams like [[Sol de America]] of [[Paraguay]], [[Municipal]] of [[Guatemala]] and he even coached the [[Paraguay national football team|Paraguayan national team]] in 1999 during the [[Copa America]]. He is currently coaching Nacional of [[Ecuador]].

Born in [[Stendal]], [[Pike County]], [[Indiana]] on [[May 31]], [[1919]], Senator Hartke attended public schools in Stendal. He graduated from Evansville College (now the [[University of Evansville]]) in [[1940]], and from [[1942]] until [[1946]] Hartke served in the [[United States Navy]] and [[United States Coast Guard]], rising from [[Seaman]] to [[Lieutenant]]. Hartke graduated from the [[Indiana University School of Law Indianapolis|Indiana University]] Law School in [[1948]].

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== Legal and Political Career ==

After joining the [[Indiana]] State Bar in [[1948]], Hartke began practicing law in [[Evansville]]. He also worked as Deputy Prosecuting Attorney of [[Vanderburgh County]] ([[1950]]-[[1951]]) and Mayor of [[Evansville]] ([[1956]]-[[1958]])before being elected to the [[United States Senate]] in [[1958]] and reelected in [[1964]] and [[1970]] ([[1959]]-[[1977]]). He lost reelection in [[1976]] to [[Richard G. Lugar]]. Hartke was also an unsuccessful candidate for the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]]'s presidential nomination in [[1972]].

== Senate Service and Later Life==

In the [[Senate]], Hartke was known for his opposition to the [[Vietnam War]] and his chairmanship of the [[Senate Veterans Affairs Committee]]. Hartke died in [[Falls Church]], [[Virginia]] on [[July 27]], [[2003]] and is buried in [[Arlington National Cemetery]].

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