Juan Olivella was a Spanish footballer who played as a forward.[1] The dates of his birth and death are unknown.

Juan Olivella
Personal information
Full name Juan Olivella
Date of birth Unknown
Place of birth Catalonia, Spain
Date of death Unknown
Position(s) center-forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1917-1920 FC Internacional
1920–1926 CE Europa
1926-1927 FC Barcelona
1927–1928 UE Sants
International career
1918-1927 Catalonia 4 (+1)
Medal record
 Catalonia
Prince of Asturias Cup
Gold medal – first place 1923–24 Prince of Asturias Cup Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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Born in Catalonia, he began playing football at FC Internacional in 1917, before joining CE Europa in 1920. As a member of this club, Olivella won the Catalan Championship in 1923 after beating Barcelona 1-0 in a play-off title-decider, and started in the 1923 Copa del Rey Final, where they were beaten 0-1 by Athletic Bilbao, courtesy of a goal from Travieso.[2][3] He joined FC Barcelona in the 1926-27 season, but in March 1927 he moved to UE Sants, where he ended his career in the 1927-28 season.[citation needed]

International career

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He represented the Catalonia national team several times, being part of the team that won the 1923–24 Prince of Asturias Cup. Olivella scored the opening goal in the quarter-finals against Gipuzkoa on 25 November 1923, in an eventual 2-1 win,[4] although some sources state that he was the author of both goals.[5]

Honours

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Club

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CE Europa

Catalan football championship:

  • Champions (1): 1922-23

Copa del Rey:

International

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Catalonia

Prince of Asturias Cup:

References

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  1. ^ "Juan Olivella - Footballer". www.bdfutbol.com. Archived from the original on 25 June 2022. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Copa del Rey / Spanish Cup 1923". linguasport.com. Archived from the original on 14 July 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Spain - Cup 1923". RSSSF. 12 February 2001. Archived from the original on 14 May 2011. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
  4. ^ Vicente Martínez Calatrava (17 August 2009). "La Copa Príncipe de Asturias" [The Prince of Asturias Cup] (in Spanish). CIHEFE. Archived from the original on 14 April 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Cataluña - Guipúzcoa (2 - 1) 25/11/1923". www.bdfutbol.com. Archived from the original on 26 June 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.