Jesús Olalla

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Jesús Olalla
Player information
Full name Jesús Olalla Iraeta
Nickname "Iosu"
birthday 15th July 1971
place of birth Irun , Spain
citizenship SpaniardsSpaniards Spanish
height 1.96 m
Playing position Back center
Throwing hand right
Clubs in the youth
from ... to society
1985-1990 SpainSpain Bidasoa Irun
Clubs as active
from ... to society
1990-1993 SpainSpain Bidasoa Irun
1993-1996 SpainSpain FC Barcelona
1996-1998 SpainSpain Bidasoa Irun
1998-2001 SpainSpain Portland San Antonio
2001-2002 GermanyGermany SG Wallau / Massenheim
2002-2003 SpainSpain BM Alcobendas
2003-2004 SpainSpain CB Cantabria Santander
National team
Debut on 1991
  Games (goals)
SpainSpain Spain 176 (235)

As of April 6, 2014

Jesús Olalla Iraeta (born July 15, 1971 in Irun ) is a former Spanish handball player who was mostly used on the back center .

Athletic career

The 1.96 m tall and 95 kg heavy right-handed player began playing handball in his hometown at Bidasoa Irún , with whom he also made his debut in 1990 in the Spanish ASOBAL league. In the 1990/91 European Cup Winners' Cup he was defeated by TSV Milbertshofen in the final . In the same year he won the Copa del Rey de Balonmano . In 1993 the triumph in the Copa ASOBAL followed . He then moved to FC Barcelona , with whom he won the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1994 and 1995 and the Spanish championship and the EHF Champions League in 1996. Thereupon he returned to Irun. In 1997 he won the European Cup for the third time. In 1998, Portland San Antonio signed the playmaker. There he won the cup winners' competition again in 2000, the King's Cup in 2001 and, to top it off, the Champions League in 2001. With this title he said goodbye to Spain and joined the German Bundesliga club SG Wallau / Massenheim . After an unsuccessful season in Germany, he played for BM Alcobendas . In his final year as a professional, he played for CB Cantabria Santander .

"Iosu" Olalla made his debut in the Spanish national team in 1991 and was a regular in the team that won the first medals for the Selección . In 1996 he won silver at the European Championships and bronze at the Olympic Games in Atlanta. He won bronze at the European Championships in 1998 and 2000 . He was also third at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney. After 176 international matches and 235 goals, Olalla ended his national team career on June 15, 2003.

Professional career

Jesús Olalla works as a lawyer with his own law firm in Madrid.

successes

  • with the Spanish national team
    • Silver at the 1996 European Championship
    • Bronze at the European Championships in 1998 and 2000
    • Bronze at the 1996 and 2000 Olympic Games

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b www.libertaddigital.com Iosu Olalla anunciará este martes su retirada tras catorce temporadas en activo (Spanish) June 21, 2004, accessed on April 6, 2014
  2. ↑ archiv.thw-handball.de: opponents squad Portland San Antonio 1998/99 , accessed on September 17, 2019
  3. ↑ archiv.thw-handball.de: opponent squad SG Wallau / Massenheim 2001/02 , accessed on September 17, 2019
  4. ↑ www.rfebm.com EQUIPO NACIONAL ABSOLUTO MASCULINO ( Memento of September 24, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) of December 28, 2002, accessed on April 6, 2014
  5. ↑ www.olalla-abogados.com accessed on April 6, 2014
personal data
SURNAME Olalla, Jesus
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Olalla Iraeta, Jesús (full name); Olalla, Iosu; Olalla, Josu
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Spanish handball player
DATE OF BIRTH 15th July 1971
PLACE OF BIRTH Irun , Spain