Antonio Olmo
Olmo (1978)
Personal information
Full name Antonio Olmo Ramírez
Date of birth (1954-01-18) 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

Antonio Olmo Ramírez (born 18 January 1954) is a Spanish retired football defender and manager.

Club career

Olmo (standing, second to right) in 1977

Olmo was born in Sabadell, Barcelona, Catalonia. A loan spell with amateurs FC 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

Olmo 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

Olmo'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

Barcelona

References

  1. ↑ Entrenadors del CE Sabadell (CE Sabadell managers) Archived 10 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine; at CE Sabadell (in Catalan)
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ Aitor Olmo at BDFutbol
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