Carlos Oliva
Personal information
Full name Carlos Alberto Oliva Argueta
Date of birth (1979-07-28) 28 July 1979 (age 44)
Place of birth San Pedro Sula, Honduras
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) 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)
International career
2000–2008 Honduras 18 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2009-12-10

Carlos Alberto Oliva Argueta (born 28 July 1979) is a retired Honduran football player who currently works as an evangelical pastor.[1]

Club career

Oliva started his career at Real C.D. España where he debuted on 21 February 1998 against Club Deportivo Olimpia. He went on to score 50 goals in the league for several clubs over a 10-year period until 2009.[2]

He joined C.D. Victoria in the summer of 2009[3] only to return to C.D.S. 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 1–0 1–0 Friendly match
2. 24 March 2007 Lockhart Stadium, Fort Lauderdale, United States  El Salvador 1–0 2–0 Friendly match
3. 24 March 2007 Lockhart Stadium, Fort Lauderdale, United States  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. ^ a b c Carlos Oliva: “Me despojé de dinero y carros por Dios” - Diez (in Spanish)
  2. ^ Desafíe a Ismael Archived 2013-10-20 at the Wayback Machine - La Prensa (in Spanish)
  3. ^ Carlos Oliva es jaibo - La Prensa (in Spanish)
  4. ^ Carlos Oliva define hoy su futuro en el Vida - Diez (in Spanish)
  5. ^ Carlos Oliva – FIFA competition record (archived)
  6. ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2007 - Full Details Archived October 24, 2008, at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
  7. ^ Carlos Oliva, futbolista y pastor evangélico - Diez (in Spanish)
  8. ^ Futbolista Brayan Acosta contrae matrimonio en La Ceiba - Diez (in Spanish)

External links

Honduras squad – 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup
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