Juvenal Olmos
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 Olmos at the Teletón in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juvenal Mario Olmos Rojas | ||
| Date of birth | October 4, 1962 | ||
| Place of birth | Santiago, Chile | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Universidad Católica | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1981–1984 | Universidad Católica | 8 | (2) |
| 1985–1986 | KSV Waregem | 5 | (0) |
| 1986–1989 | Universidad Católica | ||
| 1989–1990 | Irapuato | ||
| 1991 | Deportes Antofagasta | ||
| 1992–1993 | O'Higgins | ||
| 1994–1995 | Universidad Católica | ||
| International career | |||
| 1989 | Chile | 10 | (2) |
| Managerial career | |||
| Universidad Católica (youth) | |||
| 1999–2001 | Unión Española | ||
| 2001–2002 | Universidad Católica | ||
| 2003–2005 | Chile | ||
| 2004 | Chile U23 | ||
| 2005 | Newell's Old Boys | ||
| 2006–2007 | Everton | ||
| 2018 | Veracruz | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Juvenal Mario Olmos Rojas (born October 4, 1962) is a Chilean football manager and former player.
Olmos was born in Santiago de Chile. At Católica, he had as teammates Pablo Yoma, Marco Cornez, Miguel Ángel Neira, Mario Lepe, Raimundo Tupper, Luka Tudor and Osvaldo Hurtado.[1]
His management of the Chile national team was unsuccessful, as they failed to get past the first round in Copa América 2004 and he was later fired, five games before the end of the qualifying round for the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
Post-retirement
In 2006, Olmos competed and won the Chilean talent show El Baile en TVN (The Dance on TVN).[2]
Olmos was a candidate to deputy for District 24 (La Reina and Peñalolén) in the 2009 Chilean parliamentary election as a member of National Renewal. In 2021, he was elected councillor for La Reina commune.[3]
Olmos has worked as a football commentator for TNT Sports Chile, formerly Canal del Fútbol (CDF) (Channel of Football).[4][5]
