Miquel Olmo Forte (born 20 January 1966) is a Spanish retired

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who played as a

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, and a current

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Club career

Born in

Terrassa Terrassa (, es, Tarrasa) is a city in the east central region of Catalonia, Spain, in the province of Barcelona, ''comarca'' of Vallès Occidental, of which it is the co-capital along with Sabadell. The name ''Terrassa'' derives from Latin ' ...

Barcelona Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within ci ...

Catalonia Catalonia (; ca, Catalunya ; Aranese Occitan: ''Catalonha'' ; es, Cataluña ) is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a ''nationality'' by its Statute of Autonomy. Most of the territory (except the Val d'Aran) lies on the north ...

, Olmo played for lower league teams always in his native region, most notably representing Terrassa FC and

CF Gavà Club de Futbol Gavà is a Spanish football team based in Gavà, in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Founded in 1922 it plays in 1ª Catalana – Group 2, holding home games at ''Estadi La Bòbila'', with a capacity of 2,550 seats. Histor ...

. He retired in 1998, aged 32, playing for UE Poble Sec.

Manager career

Olmo began his managerial career at lowly CD Can Perallada and subsequently managed neighbours CD Montcada and

UE Vilassar de Mar Unió Esportiva Vilassar de Mar is a Spanish football club based in Vilassar de Mar, in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Founded in 1923 it currently plays in Tercera División RFEF – Group 5, holding home matches at ''Estadi Municipal X ...

, before moving to

Segunda División B Segunda División B ( en, Second Division B) was the third tier of the Spanish football league system containing 102 teams divided into five groups, until it was replaced by the new structure in 2021. It was administered by the Royal Spanish Foot ...

UE Figueres Unió Esportiva Figueres is a Spanish football team based in Figueres, in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Founded in 1919 and refounded in 2007 it plays in the Primera Catalana league, holding home matches at ''Estadi Municipal de Vilateni ...

in the 2005 summer. He helped the ''Unió'' to narrowly avoid relegation, finishing 14th. On 4 June 2009, after a stint at

UE Castelldefels Unió Esportiva Castelldefels is a Spanish football team based in Castelldefels, in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Founded in 1948 it currently plays in Tercera División RFEF – Group 5, holding home matches at ''Municipal Els Canyars' ...

, Olmo replaced Javi Salamero at the helm of

Girona FC Girona Futbol Club, S.A.D. is a professional football club based in Girona, Catalonia, Spain. Founded on 23 July 1930, it plays in La Liga, to which they gained promotion in the 2022 Segunda División play-offs. Girona holds its home matches at ...

. He remained in charge for the last three matches of the campaign, helping the ''Albirrojos'' retain their

Segunda División The Campeonato Nacional de Liga de Segunda División, commercially known as LaLiga SmartBank for sponsorship reasons, is the men's second professional association football division of the Spanish football league system. Administrated by the Lig ...

status. On 25 September 2009 Olmo was appointed Terrassa FC's manager, replacing fired José Luis García. However, he finished the season as dead last, being relegated to

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 ...

. 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. On 28 November, after Salamero's dismissal, Olmo was appointed caretaker manager. After taking the ''Arquelinats'' out of the relegation places, Olmo renewed his deal with the club on 8 May 2014. He was dismissed on 23 November. On 24 July 2015 Olmo was appointed manager of Bahrain's Manama Club. He was relieved from his duties on 29 October.

Personal life

Olmo's sons, Carlos and Dani, also became footballers. The former played in the lower leagues of Croatia for teams including

GNK Dinamo Zagreb Građanski nogometni klub Dinamo Zagreb ( en, Dinamo Zagreb Citizens' Football Club, link=yes, italics=yes), commonly referred to as GNK Dinamo Zagreb or simply Dinamo Zagreb (), is a Croatian professional football club based in Zagreb. Dinamo ...

's reserves, while the latter played for their first team and was capped internationally for

Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , i ...

References

External links

Gavà player profile
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Soccerway profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Olmo, Miquel 1966 births Living people Footballers from Terrassa Spanish footballers 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