Joseba del Olmo García (born 20 June 1981) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a left winger.
.JPG) Del Olmo celebrating Hércules' promotion, 2010 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joseba del Olmo García | ||
| Date of birth | 20 June 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Barakaldo, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1993–1999 | Sporting Lutxana | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2000 | Sporting Lutxana | ||
| 2000–2002 | Arenas Getxo | 74 | (13) |
| 2002–2004 | Lemona | 70 | (14) |
| 2004–2006 | Barakaldo | 61 | (8) |
| 2006–2007 | Sestao | 36 | (9) |
| 2007–2008 | Eibar | 36 | (5) |
| 2008–2009 | Athletic Bilbao | 10 | (1) |
| 2009–2011 | Hércules | 20 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | → Ponferradina (loan) | 35 | (1) |
| 2012–2013 | Eibar | 22 | (3) |
| 2013–2014 | Laudio | 23 | (3) |
| 2014–2015 | Lagun Onak | 29 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 October 2015 | |||
Club career
editDel Olmo was born in Barakaldo, Biscay. From 1999 to 2004 he played in the Basque lower leagues (Tercera División or lower), subsequently representing Barakaldo CF and Sestao River Club in Segunda División B.
In 2007–08, del Olmo played in the Segunda División for the first time in his career, with SD Eibar. At the end of the season, regional neighbours Athletic Bilbao paid the €300,000 buyout clause in his contract[1] and, on 13 June 2008, he signed a one-year deal which included automatic renewal for another year if he appeared in a minimum of 22 official games as well as a buyout clause of €20 million;[2] he was officially presented four days later.[3]
After an unspectacular campaign which included a spell out with a fractured ulna[4] and did not feature enough appearances to trigger the contract extension del Olmo was released by Athletic and returned to the second level, agreeing to a two-year deal with Hércules CF.[5] Although he rarely started and did not find the net throughout the 2009–10 season, he did appear in 20 matches as the Alicante side returned to the top flight after 13 years. However, he did not get another opportunity to play at that level, instead being loaned to SD Ponferradina who suffered relegation at the end of the 2010–11 Segunda División campaign (Hércules also went straight back down).
He later had another spell at Eibar, helping them to gain promotion from the third tier in 2012–13, albeit he only started two of the 11 fixtures in which he appeared, and the following year stayed down at the same level with CD Laudio but was unable to prevent the Álava minnows' relegation. He spent a final season back in the Tercera División at CD Lagun Onak.
References
edit- ^ Una regeneración completa, o casi, para una nueva etapa [Complete regeneration, or nearly, for a new spell]; Gara, 3 June 2009 (in Spanish)
- ^ Joseba del Olmo ya es jugador del Athletic [Joseba del Olmo already an Athletic player]; Diario AS, 13 June 2008 (in Spanish)
- ^ Joseba del Olmo's presentation; Athletic Bilbao, 17 June 2008
- ^ Del Olmo vuelve a una convocatoria del Athletic [Del Olmo returns to an Athletic match squad]; Marca, 3 April 2009 (in Spanish)
- ^ Del Olmo refuerza al Hércules [Del Olmo bolsters Hércules]; Diario AS, 3 July 2009 (in Spanish)
External links
edit- Joseba del Olmo at Athletic Bilbao
- Joseba del Olmo at BDFutbol
- Joseba del Olmo at Soccerway