Miquel Olmo
 Olmo in August 2014. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Miquel Olmo Forte | ||
| Date of birth | 20 January 1966 | ||
| Place of birth | Terrassa, Spain | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Terrassa | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1984–1988 | Terrassa | ||
| 1986–1987 | → Sariñena (loan) | 14 | (3) |
| 1988–1989 | Vilafranca | ||
| 1989–1990 | Gavà | 8 | (0) |
| 1990–1992 | Premià | ||
| 1992–1994 | Calafell | ||
| 1994–1995 | Júpiter | 26 | (6) |
| 1995–1996 | Rubí | ||
| 1996–1997 | Granollers | ||
| 1997 | Sant Cugat | ||
| 1997–1998 | Poble Sec | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2001–2003 | Can Perellada | ||
| 2003–2004 | Montcada | ||
| 2004–2005 | Vilassar de Mar | ||
| 2005–2006 | Figueres | ||
| 2006–2008 | Castelldefels | ||
| 2009 | Girona | ||
| 2009–2012 | Terrassa | ||
| 2013 | Sabadell (assistant) | ||
| 2013–2014 | Sabadell | ||
| 2015 | Manama Club | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Miquel Olmo Forte (born 20 January 1966) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a forward, and a current manager.
Club career
[edit]Born in Terrassa, Barcelona, Catalonia, Olmo played for lower league teams always in his native region, most notably representing Terrassa FC and CF Gavà. He retired in 1998, aged 32, playing for UE Poble Sec.
Manager career
[edit]Olmo began his managerial career at lowly CD Can Perallada and subsequently managed neighbours CD Montcada[1] and UE Vilassar de Mar, before moving to Segunda División B's UE Figueres in the 2005 summer.[2] He helped the Unió to narrowly avoid relegation, finishing 14th.
On 4 June 2009, after a stint at UE Castelldefels,[3] Olmo replaced Javi Salamero at the helm of Girona FC.[4] He remained in charge for the last three matches of the campaign, helping the Albirrojos retain their Segunda División status.
On 25 September 2009 Olmo was appointed Terrassa FC's manager, replacing fired José Luis García.[5] However, he finished the season as dead last, being relegated to Tercera División. He remained on the bench in the following years, leaving the club in May 2012.
On 5 July 2013, Olmo was named Salamero's assistant at CE Sabadell FC.[6] On 28 November, after Salamero's dismissal, Olmo was appointed caretaker manager.[7]
After taking the Arlequinats out of the relegation places, Olmo renewed his deal with the club on 8 May 2014.[8] He was dismissed on 23 November.[9]
On 24 July 2015 Olmo was appointed manager of Bahrain's Manama Club.[10] He was relieved from his duties on 29 October.[11]
Personal life
[edit]Olmo's sons, Carlos and Dani, also became footballers. The former played in the lower leagues of Croatia for teams including GNK Dinamo Zagreb's reserves, while the latter played for their first team and has been capped internationally for Spain, playing a key role in Spain’s Euro 2024 title-winning run.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ Nou projecte esportiu del CD Montcada per al 2003–2004 (New sports project of CD Montcada to 2003–2004); VilaWeb, 20 June 2003 (in Catalan)
- ^ Temporada 2005–2006 (2005–2006 season); Figueres' official website. Retrieved on 22 August 2014 (in Catalan)
- ^ Miguel Olmo es ahora un enemigo del Castelldefels (Miquel Olmo is now a Castelldefels' enemy); El Mundo Deportivo, 21 August 2010 (in Spanish)
- ^ Javi Salamero cedeix la banqueta a Miquel Olmo, que s´estrenarà a Ipurúa (Javi Salamero gives the bench to Miquel Olmo, who will debut in Ipurúa); Diari de Girona, 4 June 2009 (in Catalan)
- ^ Miquel Olmo sustituye a García en el banquillo (Miquel Olmo replaces García on the bench Archived 2014-08-26 at the Wayback Machine; Sport, 25 September 2005 (in Spanish)
- ^ Miquel Olmo, Ohira Makoto y Jordi Abella se incorporan al cuerpo técnico (Miquel Olmo, Ohira Makoto and Jordi Abella added to the staff) Archived 2014-08-26 at the Wayback Machine; Sabadell's official website, 5 July 2013 (in Spanish)
- ^ Javier Salamero deja de ser el entrenador del Sabadell (Javi Salamero leaves Sabadell's manager post); Marca, 28 November 2013 (in Spanish)
- ^ Miquel Olmo renueva una temporada más por el CE Sabadell (Miquel Olmo renews another season for CE Sabadell) Archived 2014-07-14 at the Wayback Machine; Sabadell's official website, 8 May 2014 (in Spanish)
- ^ El Sabadell destituye a su entrenador Miquel Olmo (Sabadell sacks its manager Miquel Olmo); Marca, 23 November 2014 (in Spanish)
- ^ Miquel Olmo ficha por el Manama de Bahrein (Miquel Olmo signs for Bahrain's Manama); Sport, 24 July 2015 (in Spanish)
- ^ Despiden al entrenador terrassense Miquel Olmo del Manama Club de Bahrein (They sack the terrassense manager Miquel Olmo from Bahrain's Manama Club); Diari de Terrassa, 29 October 2015 (in Spanish)
- ^ Manchón, Martín (25 March 2020). "Carlos, el Olmo que sigue en Zagreb" [Carlos, the Olmo who continues in Zagreb]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 October 2022.
External links
[edit]- Gavà player profile (in Spanish)
- Miquel Olmo manager profile at BDFutbol
- Soccerway profile
- 1966 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Terrassa
- Spanish men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Terrassa FC footballers
- CF Gavà players
- CE Premià players
- Spanish football managers
- Segunda División managers
- UE Figueres managers
- Girona FC managers
- Terrassa FC managers
- CE Sabadell FC managers
- Spanish expatriate football managers
- Spanish expatriates in Bahrain
- Expatriate football managers in Bahrain
- EC Granollers players
- 20th-century Spanish sportsmen