Melanio Olmedo
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Melanio Olmedo Bretón | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 19 January 1932 | |||||||||||||
| Date of death | 4 February 2012 (aged 80) | |||||||||||||
| Place of death | Ciudad del Este, Paraguay | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defender | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 1948-1955 | Sol de América | |||||||||||||
| 1955-1958 | FC Barcelona | 22 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 1956-1957 | → UE Lleida (loan) | 6 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 1957-1958 | → CE Europa (loan) | |||||||||||||
| 1958-1959 | Lusitano Evora | 17 | (2) | |||||||||||
| 1959-1960 | Marítimo | |||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||
| 1953-1955 | Paraguay | 6 | (0) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||
Melanio Olmedo (19 January 1932 – 4 February 2012)[1][2] was a Paraguayan footballer who played as a defender. He was part of Paraguay's squad that won the 1953 South American Championship.[3]
International career
Olmedo was selected in Paraguay's squad for the 1953 South American Championship in Peru.[3] He played four games in the tournament, including the final against Brazil, a 3–2 win that enabled Paraguay to win the competition, its first Copa America.[3] The game against Uruguay on 12 March was his first cap with Paraguay.[4]
Olmedo's fifth cap was a 1954 FIFA World Cup qualification game against Chile on 21 February 1954.[5]
He was again in Paraguay's squad for the 1955 South American Championship in Chile.[6] He only played one game during the competition, against Peru on 13 March.[6] It was his sixth and last cap with Paraguay.[4]
References
- ^ "Melanio Olmedo Bretón". Players FC Barcelona. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
- ^ "Luto en el fútbol paraguayo, con la muerte de dos campeones de América" [Mourning in Paraguayan football with the death of two champions of America]. Paraguay.com (in Spanish). 6 February 2012. Archived from the original on 14 January 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
- ^ a b c "South American Championship 1953". RSSSF. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
- ^ a b "Profil de Melanio Olmedo". Be Soccer. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
- ^ "Composition d'équipe Chili-Paraguay". Be Soccer. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
- ^ a b "South American Championship 1955". RSSSF. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
External links
- Melanio Olmedo at BDFutbol
- Melanio Olmedo at BeSoccer