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*
Years Team Apps (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  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]

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]

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. ^ a b c "South American Championship 1953". RSSSF. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Profil de Melanio Olmedo". Be Soccer. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Composition d'équipe Chili-Paraguay". Be Soccer. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  6. ^ a b "South American Championship 1955". RSSSF. Retrieved 14 January 2024.

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