Joaquín del Olmo

Joaquín Alberto del Olmo Blanco (born 20 April 1969) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

A defensive midfielder who occasionally played as a fullback at international level, he began his top-division career with Tampico in the 1988–89 season. Del Olmo joined Veracruz in 1990 and soon became a starter; in the 1993–94 season, he played 33 matches and scored 4 times. Upon del Olmo's return to Mexico in 1997, he represented Necaxa, Tigres UANL, Puebla, and Chiapas during the following six years. He closed his top-flight career with UNAM, playing on the Pumas team that won consecutive championships in 2004. Under coach Miguel Mejia Baron, del Olmo represented Mexico in that year's CONCACAF Gold Cup and made the squad for the 1994 FIFA World Cup, where he played in Mexico's first-round games against Norway, Ireland, and Italy. He also appeared at the 1995 Copa América and 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup, as well as several qualifiers for the 1998 FIFA World Cup,

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Honours Player UNAM Mexican Primera División: Clausura 2004, Apertura 2004

Manager Tijuana Liga de Ascenso: Apertura 2010