Pascal Olmeta

Pascal Olmeta (born 7 April 1961) is a French former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Marseille and Lyon in the 1990s.^[2]

Pascal Olmeta

Olmeta in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Pascal Olmeta
Date of birth	(1961-04-07) 7 April 1961 (age 64)
Place of birth	Bastia, Haute-Corse, France
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1980–1981	INF Vichy	14	(0)
1981–1984	Bastia	45	(0)
1984–1986	Toulon	76	(0)
1986–1990	Matra Racing	138	(0)
1990–1993	Marseille	84	(0)
1993–1996	Lyon	131	(2)
1996–1998	Espanyol	0	(0)
1998–1999	Gazélec Ajaccio	54	(0)
Total		542	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Early and personal life

Pascal Olmeta^[3] was born on 7 April 1961 in Bastia, Haute-Corse.^[1]

Olmeta is married with two daughters.^[4]

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.^[5]

Honours

Marseille

• European Cup/UEFA Champions League: 1992–93;^[6] runner-up: 1990–91^[7]

Orders

• Knight of the National Order of Merit: 2023^[3]