Jesús Olmo Lozano (born 24 January 1985) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a central defender.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jesús Olmo Lozano | ||
| Date of birth | 24 January 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Barcelona, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994–2004 | Barcelona | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2005 | Barcelona C | 33 | (2) |
| 2005–2007 | Barcelona B | 51 | (1) |
| 2006–2008 | Barcelona | 2 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | → Racing Ferrol (loan) | 27 | (1) |
| 2008–2010 | Elche | 19 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Puertollano | 28 | (0) |
| 2011–2014 | Sabadell | 37 | (3) |
| 2014–2019 | Reus | 145 | (5) |
| 2019 | Elche | 1 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Sabadell | 3 | (0) |
| Total | 346 | (12) | |
| International career | |||
| 2001–2003 | Spain U17 | 7 | (1) |
| 2004 | Spain U19 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
Born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Olmo emerged through FC Barcelona's prolific youth ranks at La Masia, and first represented professionally their reserves.[1] On 20 May 2006 he made his debut for the first team, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–3 away loss against Athletic Bilbao as a number of the main squad's players were already resting for the 2006 FIFA World Cup and Barça were already league champions.[2]
Olmo took part in five games for the senior team during the 2006–07 pre-season, and later added a second La Liga appearance, one minute at Getafe CF (1–1 draw).[3] After a loan in the second division with lowly Racing de Ferrol,[4] he was released by Barcelona and joined another club in that tier, Elche CF.[5]
After a one-year stint at Segunda División B's CD Puertollano, Olmo returned to the second division after agreeing to a contract with CE Sabadell FC. In 2014 he joined CF Reus Deportiu one level below,[6] helping in their first-ever promotion to the second tier in 2016.[7]
An ever-present figure for the Rojinegres, Olmo left the club in January 2019 after its ejection from the Liga de Fútbol Profesional.[8] Late in that month, he returned to Elche on a short-term deal.[9]
On 14 August 2019, Olmo became a free agent and returned to Sabadell, with the club now in the third tier.[10] He spent the entire campaign nursing a serious knee injury, contributing only one appearance to his side's promotion.[11]
Olmo terminated his contract on 9 January 2021.[12]
References
External links
- Jesús Olmo at BDFutbol
- Jesús Olmo at Futbolme (in Spanish)
- Jesús Olmo at Soccerway