Ferran Olivella

Ferran Olivella
Personal information
Full name	Ferran Olivella Pons
Date of birth	22 June 1936 (age 88)
Place of birth	Barcelona, Spain
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
	Poble Sec
1953–1954	Barcelona
Senior career*
Years	Team
1954–1956	España Industrial
1956–1969	Barcelona
Total
International career
1953–1954	Spain U18
1955	Spain amateur
1956–1958	Spain B
1957–1965	Spain
1966–1968	Catalonia
Medal record
Representing Spain
UEFA European Championship
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ferran Olivella Pons (born 22 June 1936) is a Spanish former footballer who played as a defender.

Club career

Born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Olivella joined FC Barcelona's youth ranks at the age of 17. He started playing as a senior with neighbouring SD España Industrial in Segunda División, returning to the Camp Nou in 1956.^[1]

Olivella appeared in 509 competitive games during his spell with his main club, scoring 12 times. He won back-to-back La Liga championships from 1958 to 1960, his only goal as a professional occurring on 14 February 1960 in an 8–0 home demolition of UD Las Palmas.^[2]

International career

Olivella earned 18 caps for the Spain national team in eight years. He made his debut on 31 March 1957, in a 5–0 friendly win against Belgium.

Olivella acted as captain when the country won the 1964 European Nations' Cup. He was also selected for the 1966 FIFA World Cup held in England, being an unused squad member in an eventual group stage exit.^[1]

Honours

Club

Barcelona^[1]

International

Spain^[1]

UEFA European Championship: 1964

Spain U18

UEFA European Under-18 Championship: 1954

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Galería de internacionales: Fernando Olivella Pons" [Internationals gallery: Fernando Olivella Pons]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 17 January 1989. p. 31. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
^ "14 de febrero de 1960: Repóquer de Eulogio Martínez" [14 February 1960: Eulogio Martínez repóquer] (in Spanish). FC Barcelona. 14 February 2016. Archived from the original on 29 December 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2016.

External links

Ferran Olivella at BDFutbol
FC Barcelona profile
Ferran Olivella at National-Football-Teams.com
Ferran Olivella – FIFA competition record (archived)
Spain stats at Eu-Football

[MD-1] "Galería de internacionales: Fernando Olivella Pons" [Internationals gallery: Fernando Olivella Pons]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 17 January 1989. p. 31. Retrieved 22 May 2014.

[2] "14 de febrero de 1960: Repóquer de Eulogio Martínez" [14 February 1960: Eulogio Martínez repóquer] (in Spanish). FC Barcelona. 14 February 2016. Archived from the original on 29 December 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2016.

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