Pascal Olmeta

Pascal Olmeta
Personal information
Date of birth	7 April 1961 (age 60)
Place of birth	Bastia, France
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
National team
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Pascal Olmeta (born 7 April 1961 in Bastia) is a French former football goalkeeper who played for Olympique de Marseille and Olympique Lyonnais in the 1990s.^[1]

Olmeta is good friends with Eric Cantona and has played in two testimonials for the Rest of the World against Manchester United: he played in the Munich testimonial in 1998 and also Sir Alex Ferguson's testimonial in 1999. In 2010, Olmeta played in goal for United in a charity game in aid of Sport Relief.

He represented France in the Beach Soccer World Cup 2001 and was awarded the title of 'Best Goalkeeper' in the tournament.

Personal life[]

Olmeta is married with two daughters.^[2]

In 2016, Olmeta drew criticism after video footage from 2011 surfaced showing him shooting an elephant in the head before posing "proudly" with the corpse. He defended the footage stating he had shot the animal because of overpopulation in Zimbabwe, and all income from hunting was being used to help local people.^[3]

References[]

^ Pascal Olmeta – French league stats at LFP – also available in French
^ http://www.purepeople.com/article/pascal-olmeta-et-stephanie-de-monaco-equipe-qui-donne-le-sourire_a84752/1
^ "Une vidéo de Pascal Olmeta chassant un éléphant révolte les internautes". Sud Ouest (in French). 19 October 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2020.

External links[]

Pascal Olmeta – French league stats at LFP (archived 2017-11-14) – also available in French (archived 2019-06-06)
Pascal Olmeta – French league stats at Ligue 1 – also available in French

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[1] Pascal Olmeta – French league stats at LFP – also available in French

[2] ttp://www.purepeople.com/article/pascal-olmeta-et-stephanie-de-monaco-equipe-qui-donne-le-sourire_a84752/1

[3] "Une vidéo de Pascal Olmeta chassant un éléphant révolte les internautes". Sud Ouest (in French). 19 October 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2020.

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Personal information
Date of birth	(1961-04-07) 7 April 1961 (age 60)
Place of birth	Bastia, France
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1980–1981	INF Vichy	14	(0)
1981–1984	Bastia	45	(0)
1984–1986	Toulon	76	(0)
1986–1990	Matra Racing	138	(0)
1990–1993	Marseille	84	(0)
1993–1996	Lyon	131	(2)
1996–1998	Espanyol	0	(0)
1998–1999	Gazélec Ajaccio	54	(0)
Total		542	(2)
National team
	France U-21
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only