Pascal Olmeta

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Pascal Olmeta

| image = Паскал Олмета 2019.png

| caption = Olmeta in 2019

| full_name = Pascal Olmeta

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1961|4|7|df=y}}

| birth_place = Bastia, Haute-Corse, France

| height = 1.81 m{{cite news |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/FootballFicheJoueur5183.html |title=Pascal Olmeta |newspaper=L'Équipe |location=Paris |access-date=22 September 2024 |language=fr}}

| position = Goalkeeper

| currentclub =

| years1 = 1980–1981

| years2 = 1981–1984

| years3 = 1984–1986

| years4 = 1986–1990

| years5 = 1990–1993

| years6 = 1993–1996

| years7 = 1996–1998

| years8 = 1998–1999

| clubs1 = INF Vichy

| clubs2 = Bastia

| clubs3 = Toulon

| clubs4 = Matra Racing

| clubs5 = Marseille

| clubs6 = Lyon

| clubs7 = Espanyol

| clubs8 = Gazélec Ajaccio

| caps1 = 14

| caps2 = 45

| caps3 = 76

| caps4 = 138

| caps5 = 84

| caps6 = 131

| caps7 = 0

| caps8 = 54

| goals1 = 0

| goals2 = 0

| goals3 = 0

| goals4 = 0

| goals5 = 0

| goals6 = 2

| goals7 = 0

| goals8 = 0

| totalcaps = 542

| totalgoals = 2

}}

Pascal Olmeta (born 7 April 1961) is a French former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Marseille and Lyon in the 1990s.{{LFP|olmeta-pascal}}

Early and personal life

Pascal Olmeta was born on 7 April 1961 in Bastia, Haute-Corse.

Olmeta is married with two daughters.{{cite web| url = http://www.purepeople.com/article/pascal-olmeta-et-stephanie-de-monaco-equipe-qui-donne-le-sourire_a84752/1| title = Pascal Olmeta et Stéphanie de Monaco, équipe qui donne le sourire - Purepeople| date = August 2011}}

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.{{cite news |title=Une vidéo de Pascal Olmeta chassant un éléphant révolte les internautes |url=https://www.sudouest.fr/2016/10/19/une-video-de-pascal-omelta-chassant-un-elephant-revolte-les-internautes-2540325-766.php |accessdate=28 January 2020 |work=Sud Ouest |date=19 October 2016 |language=French}}

Honours

Marseille

European Cup/UEFA Champions League: 1992–93;{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/50054--marseille-vs-milan/ |title=Marseille 1–0 Milan: Overview |publisher=UEFA |access-date=12 August 2023}} runner-up: 1990–91{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/4373--crvena-zvezda-vs-marseille/ |title=Crvena zvezda 0–0 Marseille: Overview |publisher=UEFA |access-date=12 August 2023}}

Orders

Knight of the National Order of Merit: 2023{{cite journal |date=3 June 2023 |title=Décret du 2 juin 2023 portant promotion et nomination dans l'ordre national du Mérite |trans-title=Decree of 2 June 2023 on promotion and appointment to the National Order of Merit |url=https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jorf/id/JORFTEXT000047623764 |journal=Official Journal of the French Republic |volume=2023 |issue=127 |id=PRER2302232D |access-date=12 August 2023 |language=fr}}