Manuel Olivares Lapeña (2 April 1909 – 16 February 1976) was a Spanish

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striker and

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. In only 82

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games he scored 56 goals, mostly for

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with which he won three major titles.

Club career

Born in

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, Olivares joined

Deportivo Alavés Deportivo Alavés, S.A.D. (; ''Sporting Alavés''), usually abbreviated to Alavés, is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football club based in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Álava, in the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of the ...

in 1928 and made his debut in

in the 1930–31 season, scoring ten goals in 14 games as the

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finished in eighth position (out of ten clubs). In the following off-season, he signed for country giants

. In his first two years with the ''Merengues'', Olivares netted at an impressive rate, winning two consecutive national championships and the 1934 Copa del Presidente de la República. In the 1932–33 campaign, he scored 16 goals in only 14 matches to conquer the

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. Olivares spent a further three years in the top division, with Donostia CF,

Real Zaragoza Real Zaragoza, S.A.D. (), commonly referred to as Zaragoza, is a football club based in Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain, that currently competes in the Segunda División, the second tier of the Spanish league system. Zaragoza holds its home games at La ...

and

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. In 1935 he started his coaching career with the second club, going on to act as

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for several teams until 1943 and definitely retiring as a player with

Algeciras CF Algeciras Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football team based in Algeciras, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1909 it plays in Primera División RFEF – Group 1, holding home matches at ''Estadio Nuevo Mirador''. History Foot ...

in the regional leagues. In 1944–45, Olivares led

UD Salamanca Unión Deportiva Salamanca, S.A.D. () was a historical Spanish football team based in Salamanca, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded on 9 February 1923 and nicknamed ''Los Charros'', the club played in white shirts and black ...

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, being relegated the following season. He died on 16 February 1976 in

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, at the age of 66.

International career

Olivares played once for

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, appearing in a 0–2 friendly loss in

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on 14 June 1930.

Honours

Player

Real Madrid *

: 1931–32, 1932–33 * Copa del Presidente de la República:

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: 1932–33

Manager

Salamanca *

Tercera División Tercera División ( en, Third Division) was the fourth tier of the Spanish football league system. Founded in 1929, it was below the ''Primera División'' (also known as La Liga), the ''Segunda División'', and the semi-professional ''Segunda Di ...

: 1944–45

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