Joseba del Olmo

Joseba del Olmo García (born 20 June 1981) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a left winger.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Del Olmo and the second or maternal family name is García.
Joseba del Olmo
Personal information
Full name Joseba del Olmo García
Date of birth (1981-06-20) 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)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 October 2015

Club career

Del Olmo was born in Barakaldo, Biscay. From 1999 to 2004 he played in the Spanish lower leagues (Tercera División or lower), subsequently representing Barakaldo CF and Sestao River Club (Segunda División B).

In 2007–08, del Olmo played with Segunda División club SD Eibar. At the end of the season, Basque neighbours Athletic Bilbao paid the €300,000 buyout clause in his contract and, on 13 June 2008, he signed a one-year deal which included automatic renewal for another year if the player appeared in a minimum of 22 official games as well as a buyout clause of €20million;[1] he was officially presented four days later.[2]

After an uneventful campaign,[3][4] del Olmo was released 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 season, he did appear in 20 matches as the Alicante side returned to the top flight after 13 years.

References
  1. Joseba del Olmo ya es jugador del Athletic (Joseba del Olmo already an Athletic player); Diario AS, 13 June 2008 (in Spanish)
  2. Joseba del Olmo's presentation; Athletic Bilbao, 17 June 2008
  3. Del Olmo vuelve a una convocatoria del Athletic (Del Olmo again selected by Athletic); Marca, 3 April 2009 (in Spanish)
  4. Una regeneración completa, o casi, para una nueva etapa (Complete regeneration, or nearly, for a new spell); Gara, 3 June 2009 (in Spanish)
  5. Del Olmo refuerza al Hércules (Del Olmo bolsters Hércules); Diario AS, 3 July 2009 (in Spanish)
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