Pascal Olmeta
 Olmeta in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 7 April 1961 | ||
| Place of birth | Bastia, Haute-Corse, France | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1980–1981 | INF Vichy | 14 | (0) |
| 1981–1984 | Bastia | 45 | (0) |
| 1984–1986 | Toulon | 76 | (0) |
| 1986–1990 | Matra Racing | 138 | (0) |
| 1990–1993 | Marseille | 84 | (0) |
| 1993–1996 | Lyon | 131 | (2) |
| 1996–1998 | Espanyol | 0 | (0) |
| 1998–1999 | Gazélec Ajaccio | 54 | (0) |
| Total | 542 | (2) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Pascal Olmeta (born 7 April 1961) is a French former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Marseille and Lyon in the 1990s.[2]
Early and personal life
Pascal Olmeta[3] was born on 7 April 1961 in Bastia, Haute-Corse.[1]
Olmeta is married with two daughters.[4]
In 2016, Olmeta drew criticism after video footage from 2011 surfaced showing him shooting an elephant in the head before posing "proudly" with the corpse. He defended the footage stating he had shot the animal because of overpopulation in Zimbabwe, and all income from hunting was being used to help local people.[5]
Honours
Marseille
- European Cup/UEFA Champions League: 1992–93;[6] runner-up: 1990–91[7]
Orders
References
- ^ a b "Pascal Olmeta". L'Équipe (in French). Paris. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- ^ Pascal Olmeta – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
- ^ a b "Décret du 2 juin 2023 portant promotion et nomination dans l'ordre national du Mérite" [Decree of 2 June 2023 on promotion and appointment to the National Order of Merit]. Official Journal of the French Republic (in French). 2023 (127). 3 June 2023. PRER2302232D. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ "Pascal Olmeta et Stéphanie de Monaco, équipe qui donne le sourire - Purepeople".
- ^ "Une vidéo de Pascal Olmeta chassant un éléphant révolte les internautes". Sud Ouest (in French). 19 October 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- ^ "Marseille 1–0 Milan: Overview". UEFA. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ "Crvena zvezda 0–0 Marseille: Overview". UEFA. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
External links
- Pascal Olmeta – French league stats at Ligue 1 – also available in French
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- 1961 births
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- Footballers from Bastia
- Corsica men's international footballers
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