| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Eloy José Olaya Prendes | ||
| Date of birth | (1964-07-10)10 July 1964 (age 61) | ||
| Place of birth | Gijón, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Colegio Inmaculada | |||
| Sporting Gijón | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1979–1988 | Sporting Gijón | 191 | (37) |
| 1981–1983 | Sporting Gijón B | 56 | (13) |
| 1988–1995 | Valencia | 203 | (37) |
| 1995–1996 | Sporting Gijón | 36 | (3) |
| 1996–1998 | Badajoz | 28 | (4) |
| Total | 514 | (94) | |
| International career | |||
| 1980 | Spain U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 1981–1982 | Spain U18 | 13 | (5) |
| 1983–1986 | Spain U21 | 10 | (4) |
| 1985–1990 | Spain | 15 | (4) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Eloy José Olaya Prendes (born 10 July 1964), known simply asEloy, is a Spanish former professionalfootballer who played as aforward.
Eloy was born inGijón,Asturias. During his career, he played forSporting de Gijón (being part of a strong 80's team that achieved two fourth places inLa Liga, in 1985 and 1987, with the player scoring 11 goals from 43 appearances in thelatter season),Valencia CF (with roughly the same individual records, helping theChe to a runner-up spot in the1989–90 campaign) andCD Badajoz (retiring after an unassumingSegunda División spell).[1][2] On 28 November 1979, aged only 15, he made his professional debut, appearing for the side in aCopa del Rey match againstCD Turón as theRoyal Spanish Football Federation did not allow clubs to field players from the reserves, which were able to also compete in the tournament in that period.[3]
After retiring in 1998 at the age of 34, with top-tier totals of 430 games and 77 goals,[4] Eloy served asdirector of football for his main club Sporting, from 2001 to 2006.[5]
Eloy earned 15caps and scored four goals for theSpain national team in five years.[1] He was a participant in the1986 FIFA World Cup[6] where he netted againstAlgeria in a 3–0 win,[7] also missing in apenalty shootout quarter-final loss toBelgium,[8] andUEFA Euro 1988 (no appearances).[2]
Eloy's debut came on 20 November 1985 in a 0–0friendly withAustria, played inZaragoza.[9]
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition[10] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 22 January 1986 | Insular,Las Palmas, Spain | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly | |
| 2. | 12 June 1986 | Tecnológico,Monterrey,Mexico | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1986 FIFA World Cup | |
| 3. | 1 April 1987 | Prater,Vienna,Austria | 0–1 | 2–3 | Euro 1988 qualifying | |
| 4. | 1 April 1987 | Prater, Vienna, Austria | 1–2 | 2–3 | Euro 1988 qualifying |
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