Carlos Oliva

Carlos Oliva
Personal information
Full nameCarlos Alberto Oliva Argueta
Date of birth28 July 1979
Place of birthSan Pedro Sula, Honduras
Playing positionAttacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
Vida
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1997-2001Real España(5)
2001-2002Marathon40(8)
2002Motagua(3)
2003-2004Real España(5)
2005Platense(2)
2005Vida(7)
2006-2009Marathon65(17)
2009-2012Victoria(3)
2012Vida
National team
2000-2008Honduras18(3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2009-12-10.
† Appearances (Goals).
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Oliva and the second or maternal family name is Argueta.

Carlos Alberto Oliva Argueta (born 28 July 1979) is a Honduran football player who most recently played for Vida in the Honduran national league.

Club career

He started his career at Real España where he debuted on 21 February 1998 against Olimpia. He went on to score 50 goals in the league for several clubs over a 10-year period until 2009.[1]

He joined Victoria in summer 2009[2] only to return to Vida a year later.[3]

International career

Oliva played at the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship in Nigeria.[4]

He made his senior debut for Honduras in a May 2000 friendly match against Canada and has earned a total of 18 caps, scoring 3 goals. He has represented his country at the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[5]

His final international was a February 2008 friendly match against Paraguay.

International goals

Scores and results list Honduras' goal tally first.
N. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 12 February 2006 Guangdong Olympic Stadium, Guangzhou, China  China PR 1–0 1–0 Friendly match
2. 24 March 2007 Lockhart Stadium, Fort Lauderdale, USA  El Salvador 1–0 2–0 Friendly match
3. 24 March 2007 Lockhart Stadium, Fort Lauderdale, USA  El Salvador 2–0 2–0 Friendly match

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