Antoni Lima
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Antoni Lima Solà | ||
Date of birth | 22 September 1970 | ||
Place of birth | Gavà, Spain | ||
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||
Youth career | |||
Damm | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1990–1991 | Real Madrid B | 8 | (0) |
1991–1992 | Hospitalet | 34 | (7) |
1991 | Español | 2 | (0) |
1992–1995 | Palamós | 100 | (9) |
1995–1996 | Poli Almería | 30 | (1) |
1996–1997 | Murcia | 21 | (1) |
1997–1998 | Poli Almería | 34 | (0) |
1998–1999 | União Madeira | 7 | (0) |
1999–2000 | Hospitalet | 30 | (1) |
2000–2001 | Gavà | 24 | (0) |
2001–2002 | Ionikos | 3 | (0) |
2002–2004 | Gavà | 23 | (1) |
2004–2006 | Palamós | 56 | (4) |
2006–2008 | Ibiza-Eivissa | ||
International career | |||
1997–2009 | Andorra | 64 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Template:Spanish name 2 Antoni "Toni" Lima Solà (born 22 September 1970) is an Andorran retired professional footballer who played as a central defender.
Club career
Born in Gavà, Barcelona, Catalonia, Lima had after a brief spell with Real Madrid Castilla, then signed with RCD Español, for which he played in two La Liga games.[1][2] In 1992, he stayed in his native region and spent three seasons with Palamós CF in the second division, being relegated in the last.
After another season in the second level, with CP Almería, Lima played the remainder of his Spanish career in division three or lower. He also had two abroad experiences: in 1998 he joined C.F. União, appearing rarely as the Portuguese second tier team was also relegated. Three years later, also with no impact whatsoever, he represented Ionikos F.C. in the Superleague Greece.
In 2008, after retiring at SE Eivissa-Ibiza at the age of 38, Lima became the club's director of football.[3]
International career
Lima gained 64 caps for Andorra, over a 12-year period.[4] 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.[5]
Personal life
Lima's younger brother, Ildefons, was 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.[6][7]
References
- ^ "Otro aire, pero los mismos fallos" (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 28 October 1991. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
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- ^ Griffiths, Frank (10 June 2009). "Andorra loses 6–0 to England but prevents ridicule". USA Today. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
- ^ "Andorra – El milagro contra Macedonia" (in Spanish). Pablo Aro Geraldes. 3 February 2007. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
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External links
- Toni Lima at BDFutbol
- Toni Lima at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Lima.html Antoni Lima at National-Football-Teams.com
- Toni Lima – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Andorra stats at Eu-Football
- Use dmy dates from August 2011
- 1970 births
- Living people
- Andorran footballers
- Catalan footballers
- Association football defenders
- La Liga players
- Segunda División players
- Segunda División B players
- Tercera División players
- Real Madrid Castilla footballers
- CE L'Hospitalet players
- RCD Espanyol footballers
- Palamós CF footballers
- Real Murcia players
- CF Gavà players
- Segunda Liga players
- C.F. União players
- Superleague Greece players
- Ionikos F.C. players
- Andorra international footballers
- Andorran expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Portugal
- Expatriate footballers in Greece