Carlos Oliva
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carlos Alberto Oliva Argueta | ||
| Date of birth | 28 July 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | San Pedro Sula, Honduras | ||
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1997-2001 | Real España | (5) | |
| 2001-2002 | Marathon | 40 | (8) |
| 2002 | Motagua | (3) | |
| 2003-2004 | Real España | (5) | |
| 2005 | Platense | (2) | |
| 2005 | Vida | (7) | |
| 2006-2009 | Marathon | 65 | (17) |
| 2009-2012 | Victoria | 66 | (11) |
| 2012 | Vida | 8 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2000-2008 | Honduras | 18 | (3) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2009-12-10. | |||
Carlos Alberto Oliva Argueta (born 28 July 1979) is a retired Honduran football player and currently working as an evangelical pastor.[1]
Club career
He started his career at Real España where he debuted on 21 February 1998 against Olimpia. He went on to score 50 goals in the league for several clubs over a 10-year period until 2009.[2]
He joined Victoria in summer 2009[3] only to return to Vida a year later.[4] He retired in December 2012.[1]
International career
Oliva played at the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship in Nigeria.[5]
He made his senior debut for Honduras in a May 2000 friendly match against Canada and has earned a total of 18 caps, scoring 3 goals. He has represented his country at the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[6]
His final international was a February 2008 friendly match against Paraguay.
International goals
- Scores and results list Honduras' goal tally first.
| N. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 12 February 2006 | Guangdong Olympic Stadium, Guangzhou, China |  China PR | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly match |
| 2. | 24 March 2007 | Lockhart Stadium, Fort Lauderdale, USA |  El Salvador | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly match |
| 3. | 24 March 2007 | Lockhart Stadium, Fort Lauderdale, USA | El Salvador | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly match |
Evangelical work
During his time at Victoria, Oliva led a congregation in La Ceiba which was moved to Choloma where he preached every Monday.[7] After retiring as a football player he worked for the Ministerio Apostólico Avance Misionero.[1]
In August 2015, Oliva led the ceremony at the wedding of national team player Bryan Acosta.[8]
References
- 1 2 3 Carlos Oliva: “Me despojé de dinero y carros por Dios” - Diez (Spanish)
- ↑ Desafíe a Ismael - La Prensa (Spanish)
- ↑ Carlos Oliva es jaibo - La Prensa (Spanish)
- ↑ Carlos Oliva define hoy su futuro en el Vida - Diez (Spanish)
- ↑ Carlos Oliva – FIFA competition record
- ↑ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2007 - Full Details - RSSSF
- ↑ Carlos Oliva, futbolista y pastor evangélico - Diez (Spanish)
- ↑ Futbolista Brayan Acosta contrae matrimonio en La Ceiba - Diez (Spanish)
External links
- Carlos Oliva at National-Football-Teams.com
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