Oli (footballer)

Oli

Personal information
Full name	Oliverio Jesús Alvarez González
Date of birth	2 April 1972 (1972-04-02) (age 39)
Place of birth	Oviedo, Spain
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position	Striker
Youth career
	Oviedo
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1990–1994	Oviedo B
1993–1997	Oviedo	134	(49)
1997–2000	Betis	101	(20)
2000–2003	Oviedo	105	(28)
2003–2006	Cádiz	106	(22)
National team
1997	Spain	2	(1)
Teams managed
2006	Cádiz
2007–2008	Marbella
2008–2009	Écija
2009–2011	Betis B
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Oliverio Jesús Alvarez González, aka Oli (born 2 April 1972 in Oviedo, Asturias), is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a striker, and a current coach.

He was known for his flair and netting ability, amassing totals of 414 games and 109 goals in 15 professional seasons, nine of those spent in La Liga, namely with Real Oviedo.

Club career

During his career, Oli played for hometown Real Oviedo (two stints, scoring 40 goals in 111 first division outings, 20 of which were scored in his final season), Real Betis (with 19 league goals in three seasons, forming a formidable offensive partnership with Alfonso) and Cádiz CF (contributing with 10 goals in 40 games for Cádiz's promotion to the first division in 2004–05, although he only netted once in the following season, with the Andalusia side being relegated).

Moving into coaching in 2006, Oli started precisely with Cádiz, but was dismissed after only a few games in charge, as the team failed to regain a top flight spot. In September 2007, he joined Segunda División B outfit UD Marbella.^[1]

In the following two seasons, Oli continued in Andalusia and the third level, successively with Écija Balompié and Betis' reserves.

International career

Oli gained two caps for Spain during the 1998 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, against Slovakia and Faroe Islands, netting in the latter in a 3–1 win, in Gijón.

References

1. ^ El asturiano Oli, nuevo técnico del Marbella (Asturia's own Oli, new Marbella coach); La Voz de Asturias, 20 September 2007 (Spanish)

External links

• Stats at Liga de Fútbol Profesional (Spanish)
• BDFutbol player profile
• BDFutbol coach profile
• National team data (Spanish)

Persondata
Name	Oli
Alternative names	Oliverio Jesus Alvarez Gonzalez
Short description	Football player/manager
Date of birth	2 April 1972
Place of birth	Oviedo, Spain
Date of death
Place of death