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Role
  
Musical Artist

Name
  
Carlos Oliva

1997-2001
  
Real Espana

Years
  
Team



Full name
  
Carlos Alberto Oliva Argueta

Date of birth
  
(1979-07-28) 28 July 1979 (age 36)

Place of birth
  
San Pedro Sula, Honduras

Albums
  
Crossing Over, Ekelecua, Rompiendo la Rutina

Similar
  
Carlos Oliva y Los Sobrinos, Arturo Sandoval, Willy Chirino, Canelita Medina, Tipica 73

Playing position
  
Attacking midfielder

Concert for Latin Artist Carlos Oliva in Miami Florida at Hialeah Casino last night


Carlos Alberto Oliva Argueta (born 28 July 1979) is a retired Honduran football player and currently working as an evangelical pastor.

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Club career

He started his career at Real España where he debuted on 21 February 1998 against Olimpia. He went on to score 50 goals in the league for several clubs over a 10-year period until 2009.

He joined Victoria in summer 2009 only to return to Vida a year later. He retired in December 2012.

International career

Oliva played at the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship in Nigeria.

He made his senior debut for Honduras in a May 2000 friendly match against Canada and has earned a total of 18 caps, scoring 3 goals. He has represented his country at the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup.

His final international was a February 2008 friendly match against Paraguay.

International goals

Scores and results list Honduras' goal tally first.

Evangelical work

During his time at Victoria, Oliva led a congregation in La Ceiba which was moved to Choloma where he preached every Monday. After retiring as a football player he worked for the Ministerio Apostólico Avance Misionero.

In August 2015, Oliva led the ceremony at the wedding of national team player Bryan Acosta.

References

Carlos Oliva Wikipedia