Pascal Olmeta

	Olmeta in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Pascal Olmeta
Date of birth	7 April 1961 (age 64)
Place of birth	Bastia, Haute-Corse, France
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team
1980–1981	INF Vichy
1981–1984	Bastia
1984–1986	Toulon
1986–1990	Matra Racing
1990–1993	Marseille
1993–1996	Lyon
1996–1998	Espanyol
1998–1999	Gazélec Ajaccio
Total
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals
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Pascal Olmeta (born 7 April 1961) is a French former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Marseille and Lyon in the 1990s.^[2]

Early and personal life

Pascal Olmeta^[3] was born on 7 April 1961 in Bastia, Haute-Corse.^[1]

Olmeta is married with two daughters.^[4]

In 2016, Olmeta drew criticism after video footage from 2011 surfaced showing him shooting an elephant in the head before posing "proudly" with the corpse. He defended the footage stating he had shot the animal because of overpopulation in Zimbabwe, and all income from hunting was being used to help local people.^[5]

Honours

Marseille

European Cup/UEFA Champions League: 1992–93;^[6] runner-up: 1990–91^[7]

Orders

Knight of the National Order of Merit: 2023^[3]

Participations

2014 : Cancer, business mortel ?, documentary by Jean-Yves Bilien^[8]

References

^ ^a ^b "Pascal Olmeta". L'Équipe (in French). Paris. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
^ Pascal Olmeta – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
^ ^a ^b "Décret du 2 juin 2023 portant promotion et nomination dans l'ordre national du Mérite" [Decree of 2 June 2023 on promotion and appointment to the National Order of Merit]. Official Journal of the French Republic (in French). 2023 (127). 3 June 2023. PRER2302232D. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
^ "Pascal Olmeta et Stéphanie de Monaco, équipe qui donne le sourire - Purepeople". August 2011.
^ "Une vidéo de Pascal Olmeta chassant un éléphant révolte les internautes". Sud Ouest (in French). 19 October 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
^ "Marseille 1–0 Milan: Overview". UEFA. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
^ "Crvena zvezda 0–0 Marseille: Overview". UEFA. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
^ "Le cancer, un business ?" (in French).on La Dépêche du Midi

External links

Pascal Olmeta – French league stats at Ligue 1 – also available in French (archived)

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[lequipe-1] "Pascal Olmeta". L'Équipe (in French). Paris. Retrieved 22 September 2024.

[2] Pascal Olmeta – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)

[Knight-3] "Décret du 2 juin 2023 portant promotion et nomination dans l'ordre national du Mérite" [Decree of 2 June 2023 on promotion and appointment to the National Order of Merit]. Official Journal of the French Republic (in French). 2023 (127). 3 June 2023. PRER2302232D. Retrieved 12 August 2023.

[4] "Pascal Olmeta et Stéphanie de Monaco, équipe qui donne le sourire - Purepeople". August 2011.

[5] "Une vidéo de Pascal Olmeta chassant un éléphant révolte les internautes". Sud Ouest (in French). 19 October 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2020.

[6] "Marseille 1–0 Milan: Overview". UEFA. Retrieved 12 August 2023.

[7] "Crvena zvezda 0–0 Marseille: Overview". UEFA. Retrieved 12 August 2023.

[8] "Le cancer, un business ?" (in French).on La Dépêche du Midi

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