Melanio Olmedo

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Melanio Olmedo
Personal information
Full name Melanio Olmedo Bretón
Date of birth(1932-01-19)19 January 1932
Date of death 4 February 2012(2012-02-04) (aged 80)
Place of death Ciudad del Este, Paraguay
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1948-1955 Sol de América
1955-1958 FC Barcelona 22 (1)
1956-1957 → UE Lleida (loan) 6 (0)
1957-1958 → CE Europa (loan)
1958-1959 Lusitano Evora 17 (2)
1959-1960 Marítimo
International career
1953-1955 Paraguay 6 (0)
Medal record
Representing Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay
Copa América
Winner 1953 Peru
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Melanio Olmedo (19 January 1932 - 4 February 2012) [1] [2] was a Paraguayan footballer. He was part of Paraguay's squad that won the 1953 South American Championship. [3]

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International career

Olmedo was selected in Paraguay's squad for the 1953 South American Championship in Peru. [3] He played four games in the tournament, including the final against Brazil, a 3–2 win that enabled Paraguay to win the competition, its first Copa America. [3] The game against Uruguay on 12 March was his first cap with Paraguay. [4]

Olmedo's fifth cap was a 1954 FIFA World Cup qualification game against Chile on 21 February 1954. [5]

He was again in Paraguay's squad for the 1955 South American Championship in Chile. [6] He only played one game during the competition, against Peru on 13 March. [6] It was his sixth and last cap with Paraguay. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Melanio Olmedo Bretón". Players FC Barcelona. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  2. ↑ "Luto en el fútbol paraguayo, con la muerte de dos campeones de América". Paraguay.com. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 "South American Championship 1953". RSSSF. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  4. 1 2 "Profil de Melanio Olmedo". Be Soccer. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  5. ↑ "Composition d'équipe Chili-Paraguay". Be Soccer. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  6. 1 2 "South American Championship 1955". RSSSF. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
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