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Joaquín del Olmo

Joaquín Alberto del Olmo Blanco (born 20 April 1969) is a Mexican former professional football midfielder.

A defensive midfielder who occasionally played as a fullback at international level, he began his top-division career with Tampico in the 1988–89 season.[1] Del Olmo joined Veracruz in 1990 and soon became a starter; in the 1993–94 season, he played 33 matches and scored 4 times.[1] He joined América after the 1994 World Cup, staying for two years before moving to the Netherlands to Vitesse in the 1996–97 season.[2] Upon del Olmo's return to Mexico in 1997, he represented Necaxa, Tigres UANL, Puebla, and Chiapas during the following six years.[1] Most of that time was spent at Tigres, where he participated in the Invierno 2001 final.[3] He closed his top-flight career with UNAM, playing on the Pumas team that won consecutive championships in 2004.[1]

Del Olmo also earned 51 caps and 3 goals for the Mexico national team. He made his international debut on 29 June 1993 against Costa Rica, in a 2–0 victory.[4] Under coach Miguel Mejia Baron, del Olmo represented Mexico in that year's CONCACAF Gold Cup[5] and made the squad for the 1994 FIFA World Cup, where he played in Mexico's first-round games against Norway, Ireland, and Italy.[6] He also appeared at the 1995 Copa América[7] and 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup,[8] as well as several qualifiers for the 1998 FIFA World Cup,[6] but he missed out on Manuel Lapuente's final World Cup squad. After a long absence from the team, del Olmo was recalled at age 32 by Enrique Meza in 2001. He earned his last cap on 16 June 2001 in a 2–1 loss at Estadio Azteca to Costa Rica in a qualifier for the 2002 FIFA World Cup.[9]

Career statistics

International goals

Joaquín del Olmo explaining tactics to team

Honours

Player

UNAM

Manager

Tijuana

References

  1. ^ a b c d MedioTiempo. "Joaquín del Olmo – Pumas" Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 25 March 2013.
  2. ^ ElfVoetbal. "Joaquin del Olmo – Speleroverzicht". Retrieved on 25 March 2013.
  3. ^ MedioTiempo. "Tigres 1 – 1 Pachuca" Archived 20 April 2013 at the Wayback Machine. 15 December 2001. Retrieved on 25 March 2013.
  4. ^ Courtney, Barrie & Cazal, Jean-Michel. "International Matches 1993 – North and Central America and Caribbean". RSSSF, 2 February 2005. Retrieved on 25 March 2013.
  5. ^ Courtney, Barrie. "CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1993 – Full Details" Archived 24 December 2004 at the Wayback Machine. RSSSF, 28 February 2013. Retrieved on 25 March 2013.
  6. ^ a b FIFA. "FIFA Player Statistics: Joaquin DEL OLMO". Retrieved on 25 March 2013.
  7. ^ Tabeira, Martín. "Copa América 1995". RSSSF, 25 March 2011. Retrieved on 25 March 2013.
  8. ^ Courtney, Barrie. "CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1996 – Full Details" Archived 21 November 2008 at the Wayback Machine. RSSSF, 28 April 2007. Retrieved on 25 March 2013.
  9. ^ FIFA. "Mexico – Costa Rica 1:2". FIFA.com, 16 June 2001. Retrieved on 25 March 2013.

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