| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carlos Alberto Oliva Argueta | ||
| Date of birth | 28 July 1979 | ||
| 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]
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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
- ^ a b c Carlos Oliva: “Me despojé de dinero y carros por Dios” - Diez (in Spanish)
- ^ Desafíe a Ismael Archived 2013-10-20 at the Wayback Machine - La Prensa (in Spanish)
- ^ Carlos Oliva es jaibo - La Prensa (in Spanish)
- ^ Carlos Oliva define hoy su futuro en el Vida - Diez (in Spanish)
- ^ Carlos Oliva – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2007 - Full Details Archived October 24, 2008, at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
- ^ Carlos Oliva, futbolista y pastor evangélico - Diez (in Spanish)
- ^ Futbolista Brayan Acosta contrae matrimonio en La Ceiba - Diez (in Spanish)
External links
- Carlos Oliva at National-Football-Teams.com
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