Joaquín del Olmo

Joaquín Alberto del Olmo Blanco (born 20 April 1969 in Tampico) is a retired Mexican football midfielder and current consultant[1] for Real Oviedo of Segunda División.

Joaquín del Olmo
Personal information
Full name Joaquín Alberto del Olmo Blanco
Date of birth (1969-04-20) 20 April 1969
Place of birth Tampico, Mexico
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Real Oviedo (manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1990 Tampico 52 (1)
1990–1994 Veracruz 85 (5)
1994–1996 América 70 (4)
1996–1997 Vitesse Arnhem 15 (4)
1997–1998 Necaxa 38 (1)
1998–2003 UANL 113 (4)
2000 → Puebla (loan) 13 (0)
2002 → Chiapas (loan) 14 (2)
2003–2005 UNAM 51 (2)
National team
1993–2001 Mexico 51 (3)
Teams managed
2006–2007 Tigres B (assistant)
2007–2008 Correcaminos UAT (assistant)
2009 Correcaminos UAT
2009–2010 Veracruz
2010–2011 Tijuana
2012 Veracruz
2012 UNAM
2013 Correcaminos UAT
2014–2017 Real Oviedo (manager)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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

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.[5] Under coach Miguel Mejia Baron, del Olmo represented Mexico in that year's CONCACAF Gold Cup[6] and made the squad for the 1994 FIFA World Cup, where he played in Mexico's first-round games against Norway, Ireland, and Italy.[7] He also appeared at the 1995 Copa América[8] and 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup,[9] as well as several qualifiers for the 1998 FIFA World Cup,[7] 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.[10]

International goals
Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result CompetitionRef
1.13 October 1993Washington, D.C., United States United States1–01–1Friendly
2.29 May 1996Mori, Japan Japan1–02–31996 Kirin Cup
3.13 April 1997Mexico City, Mexico Jamaica5–06–01998 FIFA World Cup qualification
Joaquín del Olmo explaining tactics to team

Honours

Player
Pumas de la UNAM (2003–2005)

Managerial
Club Tijuana (2010– September 2011)

References
  1. Real Oviedo. "Organization chart" Archived 23 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  2. MedioTiempo. "Joaquín del Olmo – Pumas" Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 25 March 2013.
  3. ElfVoetbal. "Joaquin del Olmo – Speleroverzicht". Retrieved on 25 March 2013.
  4. MedioTiempo. "Tigres 1 – 1 Pachuca" Archived 20 April 2013 at the Wayback Machine. 15 December 2001. Retrieved on 25 March 2013.
  5. Courtney, Barrie & Cazal, Jean-Michel. "International Matches 1993 – North and Central America and Caribbean". RSSSF, 2 February 2005. Retrieved on 25 March 2013.
  6. 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.
  7. FIFA. "FIFA Player Statistics: Joaquin DEL OLMO". Retrieved on 25 March 2013.
  8. Tabeira, Martín. "Copa América 1995". RSSSF, 25 March 2011. Retrieved on 25 March 2013.
  9. 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.
  10. FIFA. "Mexico – Costa Rica 1:2". FIFA.com, 16 June 2001. Retrieved on 25 March 2013.
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