Melanio Olmedo

{{short description|Paraguayan footballer (1932-2012)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}

{{Infobox football biography

|name = Melanio Olmedo

|image =

|caption =

|fullname = Melanio Olmedo Bretón

|birth_date = {{birth date|1932|1|19|df=yes}}

|birth_place =

|death_date = {{death date and age|2012|2|4|1932|1|19|df=yes}}

|death_place = Ciudad del Este, Paraguay

|position =

|years1 = 1948-1955

|clubs1 = Sol de América

|years2 = 1955-1958

|clubs2 = FC Barcelona

|caps2 = 22

|goals2 = 1

|years3 = 1956-1957

|clubs3 = → UE Lleida (loan)

|caps3 = 6

|goals3 = 0

|years4 = 1957-1958

|clubs4 = → CE Europa (loan)

|years5 = 1958-1959

|clubs5 = Lusitano Evora

|caps5 = 17

|goals5 = 2

|years6 = 1959-1960

|clubs6 = Marítimo

|nationalteam1 = Paraguay

|nationalyears1 = 1953-1955

|nationalcaps1 = 6

|nationalgoals1 = 0

| medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{fb|PAR}}}}

{{MedalCompetition|Copa América}}

{{Medal|Winner|1953 Peru|}}

}}

Melanio Olmedo (19 January 1932 - 4 February 2012){{cite web |title=Melanio Olmedo Bretón |url=https://players.fcbarcelona.com/en/player/1843-olmedo-melanio-olmedo-breton |website=Players FC Barcelona |access-date=14 January 2024}}{{cite web |title=Luto en el fútbol paraguayo, con la muerte de dos campeones de América |url=https://m.paraguay.com/deportes/luto-en-el-futbol-paraguayo-con-la-muerte-de-dos-campeones-de-america-79629 |website=Paraguay.com |access-date=14 January 2024}} was a Paraguayan footballer. He was part of Paraguay's squad that won the 1953 South American Championship.{{cite web |title=South American Championship 1953 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/53safull.html |website=RSSSF |access-date=14 January 2024}}