| 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 | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Juan Olivella was a Spanish footballer who played as a forward. [1] The dates of his birth and death are unknown.
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 ]
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]
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