| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Eloy José Olaya Prendes | ||
| Date of birth | 10 July 1964 | ||
| Place of birth | Gijón, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Colegio Inmaculada | |||
| Sporting Gijón | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1982–1983 | Sporting B | ||
| 1982–1988 | Sporting Gijón | 190 | (36) |
| 1988–1995 | Valencia | 203 | (37) |
| 1995–1996 | Sporting Gijón | 36 | (3) |
| 1996–1998 | Badajoz | 28 | (4) |
| National team | |||
| 1980 | Spain U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 1981–1982 | Spain U18 | 13 | (5) |
| 1983–1986 | Spain U21 | 10 | (4) |
| 1985–1990 | Spain | 15 | (4) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Eloy José Olaya Prendes, simply Eloy (born 10 July 1964 in Gijón, Asturias), is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a forward.
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During his career, Eloy played for Sporting de Gijón (being part of a strong 80's side that achieved two fourth places in La Liga, in 1985 and 1987, with the player netting 11 goals in 43 matches in the latter season), Valencia CF (with roughly the same individual records, helping the Che to a runner-up spot in 1989–90) and CD Badajoz (retiring after an unassuming Segunda División spell). On 28 November 1979, aged only 15, he made his professional debut, appearing with the Asturias side in a Copa del Rey contest against Club Deportivo Turón, as the Royal Spanish Football Federation did not allow clubs to field players from the reserves, which were able to also compete in the tournament in that period.[1]
After retiring in 1998 at the age of 34, with first division totals of 429 games and 76 goals, Eloy served as general manager for main club Sporting, from 2001–06.
Between 1985 and 1990, Eloy made 15 appearances and scored four goals for the Spanish national team, and was a participant in the 1986 FIFA World Cup (where he scored against Algeria in a 3–0 win, also missing in a penalty shootout quarterfinal loss to Belgium) and UEFA Euro 1988 (no matches). His debut came on 20 November 1985, in a 0–0 friendly with Austria, played in Zaragoza.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 22 January 1986 | Insular, Las Palmas, Spain | Soviet Union | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 2. | 12 June 1986 | Tecnológico, Monterrey, Mexico | Algeria | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1986 FIFA World Cup |
| 3. | 1 April 1987 | Prater, Vienna, Austria | Austria | 0–1 | 2–3 | Euro 1988 qualifying |
| 4. | 1 April 1987 | Prater, Vienna, Austria | Austria | 1–2 | 2–3 | Euro 1988 qualifying |
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