Antoni Lima

Toni Lima
Personal information
Full name Antoni Lima Solà
Date of birth (1970-09-22) 22 September 1970
Place of birth Gavà, Spain
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position Centre back
Youth career
Damm
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1990–1991 Real Madrid B
1991–1992 Español 2 (0)
1992–1995 Palamós 100 (9)
1995–1996 Poli Almería 30 (1)
1996–1997 Murcia 20 (1)
1997–1998 Poli Almería 33 (0)
1998–1999 União Madeira 7 (0)
1999–2000 Hospitalet 30 (1)
2000–2001 Gavà 24 (0)
2001–2002 Ionikos 3 (0)
2002–2004 Gavà 23 (1)
2004–2006 Palamós
2006–2008 Ibiza-Eivissa
National team
1997–2009 Andorra 64 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (goals)
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Lima and the second or maternal family name is Solà.

Antoni "Toni" Lima Solà (born 22 September 1970) is an Andorran retired professional footballer who played as a central defender.

Club career

Born in Gavà, Barcelona, Catalonia, after a brief spell with Real Madrid Castilla, Lima moved to RCD Español, for which he played in two La Liga games. In 1992, he stayed in his native region and spent three seasons with Palamós CF in the second division, being relegated in the last.

After another season in level two, with CP Almería, Lima played the remainder of his Spanish career in the third level or lower. He also had two abroad experiences: in 1998, he played with C.F. União, appearing rarely as the Portuguese division two was also relegated. Three years later, also with no impact whatsoever, he represented Ionikos F.C. in the Greek top flight.

In 2008, after retiring at Societat Esportiva Eivissa-Ibiza at the age of 38, Lima became the club's director of football.

International career

Lima gained 64 caps for Andorra, over a 12-year period. On 10 June 2009, in his last international, a 0–6 loss against England for the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifiers at Wembley Stadium, he wore the captain's armband.[1]

Personal life

Lima's younger brother, Ildefons, is also a footballer and a defender. He too spent most of his career in the lower leagues of Spain, and the pair shared teams at Ionikos.

References

  1. ↑ Griffiths, Frank (10 June 2009). "Andorra loses 6–0 to England but prevents ridicule". USA Today. Retrieved 6 May 2015.

External links

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