Antonio Olmo Ramírez (born 18 January 1954) is a Spanish retired football defender and manager.
 Olmo (1978) | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Antonio Olmo Ramírez | ||
| Date of birth | 18 January 1954 | ||
| Place of birth | Sabadell, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sabadell | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1971–1976 | Barcelona B | 125 | (9) |
| 1972–1973 | → Calella (loan) | ||
| 1976–1984 | Barcelona | 188 | (4) |
| Total | 313 | (13) | |
| International career | |||
| 1971–1972 | Spain U18 | 11 | (0) |
| 1979 | Spain U23 | 5 | (0) |
| 1976 | Spain amateur | 2 | (0) |
| 1977–1980 | Spain | 13 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1986–1991 | Barcelona (youth) | ||
| 1991–1992 | Sabadell | ||
| 1994–1996 | Sabadell (youth) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editOlmo was born in Sabadell, Barcelona, Catalonia. A loan spell with amateurs CF Calella notwithstanding, he played his entire senior career with FC Barcelona, his first two seasons being spent with the B-team in Segunda División. He made his La Liga debut on 5 September 1976 in a 4–0 home win against UD Las Palmas, going on to be first-choice in that and the following five seasons, often partnering Migueli as stopper.
During his spell with the Blaugrana, Olmo won a total of seven major titles, including three Copa del Rey trophies and two UEFA Cup Winners' Cup tournaments, contributing with 16 games and one goal combined to the latter conquests. He retired in June 1984, at the age of only 30.
As a manager, Olmo was connected to two clubs, Barcelona and hometown's CE Sabadell FC, in various levels. In 1991–92, with the latter, he had his first and only experience at the professional level, being one of three coaches during the campaign for the ninth-placed team.[1]
International career
editOlmo earned 13 caps for Spain during three years, his debut coming on 9 February 1977 in a 1–0 friendly win in the Republic of Ireland.[2] He was selected to the 1978 FIFA World Cup squad, appearing against Brazil (0–0) and Sweden (1–0 win) in an eventual group stage exit.
Olmo also represented the nation at the 1976 Summer Olympics and UEFA Euro 1980.
Personal life
editOlmo's son, Aitor, was also a footballer and a defender. He never played in higher than Segunda División B during his career, representing mainly CE Mataró.[3]
Honours
edit- Barcelona
References
edit- ^ Entrenadors del CE Sabadell (CE Sabadell managers) Archived 10 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine; at CE Sabadell (in Catalan)
- ^ "0–1: En el primer tiempo, el lado bueno" [0–1: In first half, the good side]. Mundo Deportivo. 10 February 1977. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ Aitor Olmo at BDFutbol
External links
edit- Antonio Olmo at BDFutbol
- Antonio Olmo manager profile at BDFutbol
- FC Barcelona archives (in Spanish) at the Wayback Machine (archived 2 December 2010)
- National team data (in Spanish) at the Wayback Machine (archived 23 December 2009)
- Antonio Olmo at National-Football-Teams.com
- Antonio Olmo – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Antonio Olmo at EU-Football.info