Ramón Otoniel Olivas Ruiz (born 28 February 1968) is a
Nicaragua
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n football manager and former player.
He now coaches
Real Estelí
Real may refer to:
Currencies
* Brazilian real (R$)
* Central American Republic real
* Mexican real
* Portuguese real
* Spanish real
* Spanish colonial real
Music Albums
* ''Real'' (L'Arc-en-Ciel album) (2000)
* ''Real'' (Bright album) (2010) ...
in the
Primera División de Nicaragua
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It is played in two parts, Torneo de Apertura from August through November and Torneo de C ...
,
Club career
During his career he played for
Real Estelí
Real may refer to:
Currencies
* Brazilian real (R$)
* Central American Republic real
* Mexican real
* Portuguese real
* Spanish real
* Spanish colonial real
Music Albums
* ''Real'' (L'Arc-en-Ciel album) (2000)
* ''Real'' (Bright album) (2010) ...
for whom he scored 62 goals in 16 years in Nicaragua,
Atlético Indio in Honduras and
Atlético Marte
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in El Salvador. He is considered one of the best central defenders to have played in and for
Nicaragua
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.
International career
Olivas made his debut for
Nicaragua
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in a July 1992
FIFA World Cup qualification
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Qualifying tournaments are hel ...
match against
El Salvador
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and has earned a total of 11 caps, scoring no goals. He has represented his country in 4
FIFA World Cup qualification
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matches and played at the
1993
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,
1995
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,
1997
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and
1999 UNCAF Nations Cup
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s.
His final international was a March
1999 UNCAF Nations Cup
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match against
El Salvador
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.
Managerial career
Olivas has managed
Real Estelí
Real may refer to:
Currencies
* Brazilian real (R$)
* Central American Republic real
* Mexican real
* Portuguese real
* Spanish real
* Spanish colonial real
Music Albums
* ''Real'' (L'Arc-en-Ciel album) (2000)
* ''Real'' (Bright album) (2010) ...
since 2003, but was appointed national team manager for the
2009 UNCAF Nations Cup
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.
Titles
Personal life
His brother,
Samuel Olivas,
La última oportunidad
- El Diario de Hoy also played for the national team.
References
External links
Profile
- Real Esteli
1968 births
Living people
People from Estelí Department
Men's association football defenders
Nicaraguan men's footballers
Nicaragua men's international footballers
Real Estelí FC players
Nicaraguan expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Honduras
Nicaraguan football managers
Real Estelí FC managers
Nicaragua national football team managers
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