Antoni Lima Solá

Toni Lima

Personal information
Full name	Antoni Lima Solá
Date of birth	22 September 1970 (1970-09-22)
Place of birth	Gavà, Spain
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position	Centre back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1990–1991	Real Madrid B
1991–1992	Español	2	(0)
1992–1995	Palamós	100	(9)
1995–1996	Poli Almería	30	(1)
1996–1997	Murcia	20	(1)
1997–1998	Poli Almería	33	(0)
1998–1999	União Madeira	7	(0)
1999–2000	Ontinyent	32	(6)
2000–2001	Gavà	24	(0)
2001–2002	Ionikos	3	(0)
2002–2004	Gavà
2004–2006	Palamós
2006–2008	Ibiza-Eivissa
National team
1997–2009	Andorra	64	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Lima and the second or maternal family name is Solá.

Antoni "Toni" Lima Solá (born 22 September 1970 in Gavà, Barcelona, Catalonia) is a retired Andorran footballer who played as a central defender.

Football career

After a brief spell with Real Madrid Castilla, Lima moved to RCD Español, for which he played in two La Liga games. In 1992, he stayed in his native Catalonia and spent three seasons with Palamós CF, in the second division, being relegated in the last.

After another season in level two, with CP Almería, Lima played the remainder of his Spanish career in the third division or lower. He also had two abroad experiences: in 1998, he played with C.F. União, appearing rarely as the Portuguese second division was also relegated. Three years later, also with no impact whatsoever, he represented Ionikos F.C. in the Greek top flight.

In 2008, after retiring at Societat Esportiva Eivissa-Ibiza at the age of 38, Lima became the club's director of football. He gained 64 caps for Andorra, over a 12-year period. On 10 June 2009, in his last international, a 0–6 loss against England for the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, at Wembley Stadium, he wore the captain's armband.

Personal

Lima's younger brother, Ildefons, is also a footballer and a defender. He too spent most of his career in the lower leagues of Spain, and the pair shared teams at Ionikos.

External links

• BDFutbol profile
• Stats at ForaDeJogo (Portuguese)
• Antoni Lima Solá at National-Football-Teams.com
• Antoni Lima Solá – FIFA competition record