Nicolás Andrés Olmedo (born 10 March 1983) is an

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Club career

Godoy Cruz

Olmedo started his career in 2002 with Godoy Cruz, while the team played in the Primer (regionalized fourth division) on its 2004–05 season. Upon his return to Godoy Cruz, he won with the team the 2005–06 season of the Primera B Nacional, securing promotion to the

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. Olmedo saw little action during Godoy Cruz' subsequent season in the first division (the 2006–07), playing only 12 games and scoring 1 goal. Godoy Cruz was relegated by the end of the season, but the midfielder stayed with the team and helped them return to the first division after only one season. In his second period in the first division, Olmedo became an integral part of Godoy Cruz' first team. He started in 18 (of a total 19) games for his team's third-place finish in the 2010 Clausura, the best historical campaign by a Mendoza Province based team in the Argentine league.

Barcelona SC

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signed Nicolas Olmedo to play for Barcelona SC.

International career

In 2010, Olmedo was called to the Argentina national team by coach

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to play a friendly match against

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, in a squad formed exclusively with players from the Argentine league.

Honours

;San Martín de Tucumán *

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(1): 2004–05 ;Godoy Cruz * Primera B Nacional (1): 2005–06

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Olmedo, Nicolas Living people 1983 births Men's association football midfielders Argentine men's footballers Argentina men's international footballers Argentine Primera División players Primera Nacional players Torneo Federal A players Ecuadorian Serie A players Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba footballers Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy footballers San Martín de Tucumán footballers Barcelona S.C. footballers Argentinos Juniors footballers Crucero del Norte footballers Deportivo Maipú players Argentine expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Ecuador Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Ecuador Footballers from Mendoza Province