Otoniel Olivas

Olivas Ruiz

Personal information
Date of birth	(1968-02-28) 28 February 1968 (age 56)
Place of birth	Estelí, Nicaragua
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1984–1991	Real Estelí		(62)
1991–1993	Atlético Indio
1994–1999	Real Estelí
International career
1992–1999	Nicaragua	11	(0)
Managerial career
2002–2009	Real Estelí
2008–2009	Nicaragua
2009–2018	Real Estelí
2022-	Real Esteli
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Olivas and the second or maternal family name is Ruiz.

Ramón Otoniel Olivas Ruiz (born 28 February 1968) is a Nicaraguan football manager and former player.

He now coaches Real Estelí in the Primera División de Nicaragua,

Club career

During his career he played for Real Estelí for whom he scored 62 goals in 16 years ^[1] in Nicaragua, Atlético Indio in Honduras and Atlético Marte in El Salvador. He is considered one of the best central defenders to have played in and for Nicaragua.^[2]

International career

Olivas made his debut for Nicaragua in a July 1992 FIFA World Cup qualification match against El Salvador and has earned a total of 11 caps, scoring no goals. He has represented his country in 4 FIFA World Cup qualification matches^[3] and played at the 1993,^[4] 1995,^[5] 1997^[6] and 1999 UNCAF Nations Cups.^[7]

His final international was a March 1999 UNCAF Nations Cup match against El Salvador.

Managerial career

Olivas has managed Real Estelí since 2003, but was appointed national team manager for the 2009 UNCAF Nations Cup.^[8]

Titles

Season	Team	Title
2003	Real Estelí	Primera División de Nicaragua
Apertura 2003	Real Estelí	Primera División de Nicaragua
Clausura 2004	Real Estelí	Primera División de Nicaragua
2007	Real Estelí	Primera División de Nicaragua
2008	Real Estelí	Primera División de Nicaragua
Clausura 2010	Real Estelí	Primera División de Nicaragua
Clausura 2011	Real Estelí	Primera División de Nicaragua
Apertura 2011	Real Estelí	Primera División de Nicaragua

Personal life

His brother, Samuel Olivas,^[9] also played for the national team.

References

1. Otoniel en su nueva función Archived 2013-12-26 at the Wayback Machine - El Nuevo Diario (in Spanish)
2. ESCUDOS DE ACERO - La Prensa (in Spanish)
3. Otoniel Olivas – FIFA competition record (archived)
4. UNCAF Tournament 1993 - RSSSF
5. UNCAF Tournament 1995 - RSSSF
6. UNCAF Tournament 1997 - RSSSF
7. UNCAF Tournament 1999 - RSSSF
8. Otoniel Olivas inicia el lunes - La Prensa (in Spanish)
9. La última oportunidad - El Diario de Hoy (in Spanish)

External links

• Profile - Real Esteli (in Spanish)