Oli
Personal information
Full name Oliverio Jesús Álvarez González[1]
Date of birth (1972-04-02) 2 April 1972 (age 51)[1]
Place of birth Oviedo, Spain[1]
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
Oviedo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1990–1994 Oviedo B 64 (28)
1993–1997 Oviedo 111 (40)
1997–2000 Betis 92 (20)
2000–2003 Oviedo 105 (28)
2003–2006 Cádiz 106 (22)
Total 478 (138)
International career
1997 Spain 2 (1)
Managerial career
2006 Cádiz
2007–2008 Marbella
2009 Écija
2009–2011 Betis B
2017–2021 Marino
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Oliverio Jesús Álvarez González (born 2 April 1972), commonly known as Oli, is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a striker, currently a manager.

He was known for his flair and scoring ability, amassing totals of 414 matches and 110 goals in 14 professional seasons, nine of those spent in La Liga mainly with Real Oviedo. In 2006, he started working as a manager.[2]

Playing career

Club

Oli was born in Oviedo, Asturias. He started his career with hometown club Real Oviedo, making his La Liga debut on 10 January 1993 in a 0–0 home draw against Albacete Balompié[3] and being mainly associated with the reserves in his beginnings.[4]

From 1994 to 1997, with Oviedo still in the top flight, Oli scored 40 league goals in 106 matches, 20 of which in his final season to help his team narrowly avoid relegation.[5][6][7][4] Subsequently, he signed a six-year contract with fellow top-tier side Real Betis,[8] pairing up front with Alfonso and netting nine times in his first year in Andalusia.[1]

In the 1999–2000 campaign, Oli could only score once for the Verdiblancos,[9] who dropped down a level after finishing 18th. He returned to Oviedo in the off-season, going on to find the net regularly but also suffer two relegations in only three years.[4]

Oli joined Cádiz CF from Segunda División in 2003, contributing ten goals from 40 appearances in his second year for a promotion and his first and only piece of silverware.[10] At the end of 2005–06, with the team having been sent to where they had come from, he retired from football at the age of 34.[4]

International

Oli won two caps for Spain during the 1998 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, against Slovakia and Faroe Islands. He scored in the latter fixture, a 3–1 win in Gijón.[11]

International goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 11 October 1997 El Molinón, Gijón, Spain  Faroe Islands 2–0 3–1 1998 World Cup qualification[11]

Coaching career

Moving into coaching in 2006, Oli started precisely with Cádiz, but was dismissed after only a few months in charge[12] as the team eventually failed to regain their top-flight status winning just four from 11 games with him.[13] In September 2007, he was hired at Segunda División B side UD Marbella.[14]

In the following two seasons, Oli continued in Andalusia and the third tier, successively with Écija Balompié and Betis B.[15] On 23 May 2017, after several years of inactivity, he was appointed at Tercera División club Marino de Luanco on a one-year contract.[16] In the summer of 2019, after achieving promotion to Segunda División B without conceding one single goal in the play-offs,[17] he agreed to a new deal; in January 2021, however, he resigned as he felt he was not able to perform his job properly anymore.[18]

Managerial statistics

As of 26 January 2020
Team Nat From To Record Ref.
G W D L Win %
Cádiz Spain 1 July 2006 5 November 2006 13 5 2 6 038.46 [19]
Marbella Spain 20 September 2007 26 May 2008 34 12 9 13 035.29 [20]
Écija Spain 9 February 2009 30 June 2009 14 4 5 5 028.57 [21]
Betis B Spain 30 June 2009 22 March 2011 68 20 23 25 029.41 [22]
Marino Spain 23 May 2017 Present 107 61 27 19 057.01 [23]
Total 236 102 66 68 043.22 —

Honours

Player

Cádiz

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Oliverio Jesús Álvarez González OLI". El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  2. ^ Azparren Menéndez, Nacho (30 May 2019). "¿Qué fue de Oli? De contrastado goleador a los banquillos de 3ª" [What happened to Oli? From renowned scorer to 4th tier benches]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  3. ^ García, Luciano (11 January 1993). "El Oviedo no supo transformar en dianas su apabullante dominio" [Oviedo could not turn overwhelming supremacy into goals]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 March 2014.
  4. ^ a b c d Segura, Arnau (18 June 2019). "Oli, el killer que soñaba despierto" [Oli, the killer who dreamed awake] (in Spanish). Panenka. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  5. ^ Gascón, Javier (11 November 1996). "Pesadilla Oli" [Oli nightmare]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 March 2014.
  6. ^ Astruells, Andrés (3 February 1997). "El Barça desespera" [Barça despair]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 March 2014.
  7. ^ Márquez, Miguel (6 April 1997). "Huracán azul" [Blue hurricane]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 March 2014.
  8. ^ "Oli, jugador del Betis" [Oli, Betis player.]. El País (in Spanish). 30 June 1997. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  9. ^ Santamaría, Jordi (19 September 1999). "Griguol le puede a Cúper en un partido dramático" [Griguol bests Cúper in dramatic game]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 March 2014.
  10. ^ a b "Oli, Paz y después gloria" [Oli, Paz then glory]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 19 June 2005. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
  11. ^ a b Román, Rogelio (12 October 1997). "Luis Enrique ¡aclamado!" [Luis Enrique cheered!]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 March 2014.
  12. ^ Estébanez, Álex (6 November 2006). "El Xerez retorna al primer puesto de la tabla y Oli es cesado como técnico del Cádiz" [Xerez return to top of the table and Oli is sacked as Cádiz coach]. Diario de León (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 March 2014.
  13. ^ "El Cádiz destituye a Oli como entrenador" [Cádiz dismiss Oli as manager]. El Mundo (in Spanish). 5 November 2006. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  14. ^ "El asturiano Oli, nuevo técnico del Marbella" [Asturia's own Oli, new Marbella coach]. La Voz de Asturias (in Spanish). 20 September 2007. Archived from the original on 29 June 2012. Retrieved 1 October 2008.
  15. ^ "Oli será el entrenador del Betis B la próxima temporada" [Oli will be Betis B manager the next season]. Marca (in Spanish). 1 July 2009. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  16. ^ Bañó, G. (23 May 2017). "El Marino confirma a Oli como entrenador" [Marino confirm Oli as manager] (in Spanish). Fútbol Asturiano. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  17. ^ Bayón, R. (29 June 2019). "El Marino de Luanco es equipo de Segunda B" [Marino de Luanco are a Segunda B team]. La Nueva España (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  18. ^ Mejías, Noelia (12 January 2021). "Oli dimite al frente del Marino de Luanco: "Debo dar este paso por honestidad"" [Oli resigns at Marino de Luanco: "I must step up in the name of honesty"] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  19. ^ "Oli: Oliverio Jesús Álvarez González". BDFutbol. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
  20. ^ "Oli: Oliverio Jesús Álvarez González". BDFutbol. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
  21. ^ "Oli: Oliverio Jesús Álvarez González". BDFutbol. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
  22. ^ "Oli: Oliverio Jesús Álvarez González". BDFutbol. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
    "Oli: Oliverio Jesús Álvarez González". BDFutbol. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
  23. ^ "Marino de Luanco" (in Spanish). Resultados Fútbol. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
    "Marino de Luanco" (in Spanish). Resultados Fútbol. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
    "Oli: Oliverio Jesús Álvarez González". BDFutbol. Retrieved 12 July 2019.

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