.jpg) Olivella in 1960 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Ferran Olivella Pons | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1936-06-22)22 June 1936 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Barcelona, Spain | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 14 May 2023(2023-05-14) (aged 86) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Spain | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Defender | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 1953–1954 | Barcelona | |||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1954–1956 | España Industrial | 17 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1956–1969 | Barcelona | 214 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 231 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1953–1954 | Spain U18 | 8 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1955 | Spain amateur | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1956–1958 | Spain B | 6 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1957–1965 | Spain | 18 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1966–1968 | Catalonia | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
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Ferran Olivella Pons (22 June 1936 – 14 May 2023) was a Spanishfootballer who played as adefender.
Born inBarcelona,Catalonia, Olivella joinedFC Barcelona's youth ranks at the age of 17. He started playing as a senior with neighbouringSD España Industrial in theSegunda División, returning to theCamp Nou in 1956.[1]
Olivella appeared in 320 competitive games during his spell with his main club.[2] He won back-to-backLa Liga championships from1958 to1960, scoring his only goal as a professional on 14 February 1960 in an 8–0 home demolition ofUD Las Palmas.[3]
Olivella earned 18caps for theSpain national team in eight years. He made his debut on 31 March 1957, in a 5–0friendly win againstBelgium.[1]
When the country won the1964 European Nations' Cup, Olivella acted ascaptain. He was also selected for the1966 FIFA World Cup held in England, being an unused squad member in an eventual group-stage exit.[4][1]
Olivella died on 14 May 2023, at the age of 86.[5]
Barcelona
Spain
Spain U18
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