Ramón Otoniel Olivas Ruiz (born 28 February 1968) is a
Nicaragua
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n football manager and former player.
He now coaches
Real Estelí
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Currencies
* Argentine real
* Brazilian real (R$)
* Central American Republic real
* Mexican real
* Portuguese real
* Spanish real
* Spanish colonial real
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in the
Primera División de Nicaragua
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The league is played in two parts, the ''Torneo de Apertura'' from August through Novembe ...
,
Club career
During his career he played for
Real Estelí
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* Argentine real
* Brazilian real (R$)
* Central American Republic real
* Mexican real
* Portuguese real
* Spanish real
* Spanish colonial real
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for whom he scored 62 goals in 16 years in Nicaragua,
Atlético Indio
Atlético Indio was a Honduran football club.
It was based in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. They were relegated to second division after the 1991–92 season.
Achievements
*Segunda División
The Campeonato Nacional de Liga de Segunda División, c ...
in Honduras and
Atlético Marte in El Salvador. He is considered one of the best central defenders to have played in and for
Nicaragua
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.
International career
Olivas made his debut for
Nicaragua
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in a July 1992
FIFA World Cup qualification
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Qualifying tournaments ar ...
match against
El Salvador
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and has earned a total of 11 caps, scoring no goals. He has represented his country in 4
FIFA World Cup qualification
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Qualifying tournaments ar ...
matches and played at the
1993
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* International Year for the World's Indigenous People
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,
1995
1995 was designated as:
* United Nations Year for Tolerance
* World Year of Peoples' Commemoration of the Victims of the Second World War
This was the first year that the Internet was entirely privatized, with the United States government ...
,
1997
Events January
* January 1 – The Emergency Alert System is introduced in the United States.
* January 11 – Turkey threatens Cyprus on account of a deal to buy Russian S-300 missiles, prompting the Cypriot Missile Crisis.
* January 1 ...
and
1999 UNCAF Nations Cup
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s.
His final international was a March
1999 UNCAF Nations Cup
The 1999 UNCAF Nations Cup was a UNCAF Nations Cup held in San Jose, Costa Rica in March 1999. The Costa Rica national football team, host team won the tournament's final group. Costa Rica then qualified automatically, alongside second-placed Gua ...
match against
El Salvador
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.
Managerial career
Olivas has managed
Real Estelí
Real may refer to:
Currencies
* Argentine real
* Brazilian real (R$)
* Central American Republic real
* Mexican real
* Portuguese real
* Spanish real
* Spanish colonial real
Nature and science
* Reality, the state of things as they exist, rath ...
since 2003, but was appointed national team manager for the
2009 UNCAF Nations Cup
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.
Titles
Personal life
His brother,
Samuel Olivas,
La última oportunidad
- El Diario de Hoy also played for the national team.
References
External links
Profile
- Real Esteli
1968 births
Living people
People from Estelí Department
Men's association football defenders
Nicaraguan men's footballers
Nicaragua men's international footballers
Real Estelí FC players
Nicaraguan expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Honduras
Nicaraguan football managers
Real Estelí FC managers
Nicaragua national football team managers
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