Antoni Lima
Antoni "Toni" Lima Solà (born 22 September 1970) is a retired professional footballer who played as a central defender.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Antoni Lima Solà | ||
Date of birth | 22 September 1970 | ||
Place of birth | Gavà, Spain | ||
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||
Youth career | |||
1986–1989 | Barcelona | ||
1989–1990 | Damm | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1988–1989 | Barcelona C | 3 | (0) |
1990–1991 | Real Madrid B | 8 | (0) |
1991–1992 | Hospitalet | 34 | (7) |
1991 | Español | 2 | (0) |
1992–1995 | Palamós | 100 | (9) |
1995–1996 | Poli Almería | 30 | (1) |
1996–1997 | Murcia | 21 | (1) |
1997–1998 | Poli Almería | 34 | (0) |
1998–1999 | União Madeira | 7 | (0) |
1999–2000 | Hospitalet | 30 | (1) |
2000–2001 | Gavà | 24 | (0) |
2001 | Ionikos | 3 | (0) |
2002–2003 | Gavà | 54 | (6) |
2003–2004 | Palamós B | 31 | (0) |
2004–2006 | Palamós | 56 | (4) |
2006 | Amurrio | ||
2006–2008 | Ibiza-Eivissa B | ||
2007–2008 | Ibiza-Eivissa | ||
National team | |||
1997–2009 | Andorra | 64 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Early life
Born in Gavà, Barcelona, Catalonia to an Andalusian father and a Catalan mother,[1] Lima's family moved to Andorra when he was 9 years old.[2]
Club career
Lima had a brief spell with Real Madrid Castilla, then signed with RCD Español, for which he played two La Liga games.[3][4] In 1992, he stayed in his native region and spent three seasons with Palamós CF in the second division, being relegated in the last.
After another season in the second level, with CP Almería, Lima played the remainder of his Spanish career in division three or lower. He also had two abroad experiences: in 1998 he joined C.F. União, appearing rarely as the Portuguese second tier team was also relegated. Three years later, also with no impact whatsoever, he represented Ionikos F.C. in the Superleague Greece.
Lima retired at SE Eivissa-Ibiza in 2008 at the age of 37, having acted as the club's director of football still as an active player.[5]
International career
Lima won 64 caps for Andorra, over a 12-year period.[6] On 10 June 2009, in his last international, a 0–6 loss against England for the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifiers at Wembley Stadium, he wore the captain's armband.[7] Lima was subject of some controversy during a World Cup 2006 qualifier between the Netherlands and Andorra. When Ruud van Nistelrooy missed a penalty Lima celebrated directly in front of the Dutch player. Moments later van Nistelrooy scored from open play and ran straight over to Lima his arms raised.[8] Van Nistelrooy would receive a booking for his celebration and the Netherlands would go onto win 4-0.[9]
International goal
- Scores and results list Andorra's goal tally first.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 16 October 2002 | Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria | ![]() | 1–2 | 1–2 | Euro 2004 qualifying[10] |
Personal life
Lima's younger brother, Ildefons, is also a footballer and a defender. He too spent most of his career in the lower leagues of Spain, and the pair shared teams at Ionikos.[11][12]
References
- Doral, Alba (7 April 2019). "Ildefons Lima i el mapamundi" [Ildefons Lima and the world map]. Diari d'Andorra (in Catalan). Retrieved 29 December 2019.
- "Fiebre Maldini: Ildefons Lima, orgullo de Andorra | Movistar+" [Fiebre Maldini: Ildefons Lima, pride of Andorra | Movistar+] (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 December 2019 – via YouTube.
- Canovas, M.C. (28 October 1991). "Otro aire, pero los mismos fallos" [Another allure, but the same mistakes]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 June 2016.
- Astruells, Andrés (4 November 1991). "Sarrià se levanta en armas" [Sarrià is up in arms]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 June 2016.
- Vidal, C.; Palomo, R. J. (29 January 2008). "El Murcia cede al Eivissa al ariete Pico" [Murcia loan forward Pico to Eivissa] (in Spanish). Info Balear. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
- Mamrud, Roberto. "Antonio Lima Solá – International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
- Griffiths, Frank (10 June 2009). "Andorra loses 6–0 to England but prevents ridicule". USA Today. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
- "The Seven Levels of Soccer Vengeance". pastemagazine.com. 31 May 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
- "Netherlands vs Andorra (4-0) Sep 7, 2005 Live Updates and Match Report". FootballCritic. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
- "Italia e Inglaterra en apuros; Alemania rozó el ridículo" [Italy and England in trouble; Germany nearly ridiculed]. ABC Color (in Spanish). 17 October 2002. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- "Andorra – El milagro contra Macedonia" [Andorra – The miracle against Macedonia] (in Spanish). Pablo Aro Geraldes. 3 February 2007. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
- Blanco, Jordi (13 November 2014). "Ildefons Lima, un andorrano en Wembley" [Ildefons Lima, an Andorran in Wembley] (in Spanish). AM 14. Retrieved 3 June 2016.