Ramón Otoniel Olivas

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Ramón Otoniel Olivas
Personal information
Full nameRamón Otoniel Olivas Ruiz
Date of birth (1968-02-28) 28 February 1968
Place of birthEstelí, Nicaragua
Playing positionDefender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1984-1991Real Estelí(62)
19911993Atlético Indio
1994-1999Real Estelí
National team
19921999Nicaragua10(0)
Teams managed
20022009Real Estelí
20092010Nicaragua
2010-Real Estelí
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Ramón Otoniel Olivas Ruiz (born 28 February 1968) is a retired Nicaraguan footballer and currently football manager.

He now coaches Real Estelí in the Primera División de Nicaragua,

Club career

During his career he played for Real Estelí for whom he scored 62 goals in 16 years [1] in Nicaragua, Atlético Indio in Honduras and Atlético Marte in El Salvador. He is considered one of the best central defenders to have played in and for Nicaragua.[2]

International career

Olivas made his debut for Nicaragua in a July 1992 FIFA World Cup qualification match against El Salvador and has earned a total of 10 caps, scoring no goals. He has represented his country in 4 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[3] and played at the 1993,[4] 1995,[5] 1997[6] and 1999 UNCAF Nations Cups.[7]

His final international was a March 1999 UNCAF Nations Cup match against El Salvador.

Managerial career

Olivas has managed Real Estelí since 2003, but was appointed national team manager for the 2009 UNCAF Nations Cup.[8]

Titles

Season Team Title
2003 Real Estelí Primera División de Nicaragua
Apertura 2003 Real Estelí Primera División de Nicaragua
Clausura 2004 Real Estelí Primera División de Nicaragua
2007 Real Estelí Primera División de Nicaragua
2008 Real Estelí Primera División de Nicaragua
Clausura 2010 Real Estelí Primera División de Nicaragua
Clausura 2011 Real Estelí Primera División de Nicaragua
Apertura 2011 Real Estelí Primera División de Nicaragua

Personal life

His brother, Samuel Olivas,[9] also played for the national team.

References

  1. Otoniel en su nueva función - El Nuevo Diario (Spanish)
  2. ESCUDOS DE ACERO - La Prensa (Spanish)
  3. Ramón Otoniel OlivasFIFA competition record
  4. UNCAF Tournament 1993 - RSSSF
  5. UNCAF Tournament 1995 - RSSSF
  6. UNCAF Tournament 1997 - RSSSF
  7. UNCAF Tournament 1999 - RSSSF
  8. Otoniel Olivas inicia el lunes - La Prensa (Spanish)
  9. La última oportunidad - El Diario de Hoy (Spanish)

External links


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