Pascal Olmeta
Encyclopedia
Pascal Olmeta is a French
football
goalkeeper who played for Olympique de Marseille
and Olympique Lyonnais
in the 1990s.
Olmeta is good friends with Eric Cantona
and has played in two testimonials for the Rest of the World against Manchester United. He played in the Munich testimonial in 1998 and also Sir Alex Ferguson
's testimonial in 1999. In 2010, Olmeta played in goal for United in a charity game in aid of Sport Relief
.
He represented France in the Beach Soccer World Cup 2001
and was awarded the title of 'Best Goalkeeper' in the tournament.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
goalkeeper who played for Olympique de Marseille
Olympique de Marseille
Olympique de Marseille is a French association football club based in Marseille. Founded in 1899, the club plays in Ligue 1 and have spent most of its history in the top tier of French football. Marseille have been French champions nine times and have won the Coupe de France a record ten times. In...
and Olympique Lyonnais
Olympique Lyonnais
Olympique Lyonnais is a French association football club based in Lyon. They play in France's highest football division, Ligue 1. The club was formed as Lyon Olympique Universitaire in 1899, according to many supporters and sport historians, but was nationally established as a club in 1950. The...
in the 1990s.
Olmeta is good friends with Eric Cantona
Eric Cantona
Eric Daniel Pierre Cantona is a French actor and former French international footballer. He played for Auxerre, Martigues, Marseille, Bordeaux, Montpellier, Nîmes and Leeds United before ending his professional footballing career at Manchester United, where he won four Premier League titles in...
and has played in two testimonials for the Rest of the World against Manchester United. He played in the Munich testimonial in 1998 and also Sir Alex Ferguson
Alex Ferguson
Sir Alexander Chapman "Alex" Ferguson, CBE is a Scottish association football manager and former player, currently managing Manchester United, where he has been in charge since 1986...
's testimonial in 1999. In 2010, Olmeta played in goal for United in a charity game in aid of Sport Relief
Sport Relief
Sport Relief is a biennial charity event from Comic Relief, in association with BBC Sport, which brings together the worlds of sport and entertainment to raise money to help vulnerable people in both the UK and the world's poorest countries...
.
He represented France in the Beach Soccer World Cup 2001
Beach Soccer World Cup 2001
The Beach Soccer World Championships 2001 was the seventh edition of the Beach Soccer World Championships. The tournament took place in Costa do Sauipe, Brazil from February 11-February 18. It was also the first time that Brazil did not win the tournament and saw them finish outside the top 3...
and was awarded the title of 'Best Goalkeeper' in the tournament.