| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juan Carlos Olave | ||
| Date of birth | February 21, 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Córdoba, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Belgrano | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1997–2002 | Belgrano | 38 | (0) |
| 1998 | → Bolívar (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2002–2004 | Gimnasia LP | 73 | (0) |
| 2004–2007 | Murcia | 12 | (0) |
| 2006 | → River Plate (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | → Gimnasia LP (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2007– | Belgrano | 91 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:09, 24 September 2010 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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Juan Carlos Olave (born 21 February 1976 in Córdoba, Córdoba province) is an Argentine footballer who plays for Club Atlético Belgrano as a goalkeeper.
Olave started playing professionally with hometown club Club Atlético Belgrano, also having a brief loan spell in Bolivia with Club Bolívar. After Belgrano suffered relegation to the second division in 2002, he moved to Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata, where he first established as a top division player.
In 2004, Olave joined Spain's Real Murcia, in the country's second division, where he served as backup. Upon returning to Gimnasia, he continued as a starter, but was relegated to the bench after several off-key performances. His replacement, Carlos Kletnicki, did not convince new manager Francisco Maturana, who required that a new goalkeeper be acquired in the next transfer market. The club obliged and brought Argentine veteran Sebastián Cejas, from Chilean side Colo-Colo.
Olave then returned for another spell at Belgrano, in the winter of 2007. Previously, he had been transfer listed by the club which had the player's rights, Murcia, with Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield being the main contender for his services;[1] however, he moved to Belgrano and, on 13 March 2009, eventually reached league 100 games with the club's jersey, with the side still in level two.
Belgrano eventually returned to the top flight. On 26 June 2011, in the relegation playoffs against Club Atlético River Plate, he saved a Mariano Pavone penalty in an eventual 1–1 away draw, with his team winning 3–1 on aggregate and sending the historical Buenos Aires outfit to level two for the first time in its history.
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