Oleguer Presas
Oleguer training with Ajax in 2011
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Oleguer Presas Renom | ||
| Date of birth | 2 February 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Sabadell, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Lepanto | |||
| Sant Gabriel | |||
| 1997–1999 | Gramenet | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2001 | Gramenet | 41 | (2) |
| 2001–2003 | Barcelona B | 74 | (2) |
| 2003–2008 | Barcelona | 127 | (1) |
| 2008–2011 | Ajax | 36 | (2) |
| Total | 278 | (7) | |
| National team | |||
| 2004–2009 | Catalonia | 6 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Oleguer Presas Renom (born 2 February 1980), known simply as Oleguer, is a Spanish retired footballer. Primarily a central defender, he could also operate as a defensive right back.
During his career he was mostly associated to Barcelona, with which he won two La Liga championships and the 2006 Champions League, appearing in 175 official games.
Oleguer signed for Ajax in 2008, where he remained until his retirement. He was also known for his politics: he supported left-wing causes and Catalan nationalism, which caused some controversy and led to one sponsor dropping him.
Born in Sabadell, Barcelona, Catalonia, Oleguer started his career at modest CD Lepanto, a club from his hometown. In 1997, he joined neighbours UDA Gramenet from CE Sant Gabriel, making his senior debut two years later whilst at the service of the former.
At 21, Oleguer signed with FC Barcelona, spending his debut season with the B-side. He would make his first-team debut during a 2002–03 UEFA Champions League match against Galatasaray SK, a 3–1 home triumph where he came on as a late substitute for Frank de Boer. During that season he played for both teams, on occasion being a last-minute addition to the main squad.
On 17 May 2006, Barça beat Arsenal to win the Champions League for the second time in its history. Oleguer was in the starting eleven, but on the day he appeared tense and slow, struggling to neutralize Freddie Ljungberg's runs down the wing and more importantly not being able to stop Sol Campbell scoring the opening goal. In the 71st minute he was substituted in favour of Juliano Belletti by manager Frank Rijkaard, and the Brazilian went on to score the decider with less than ten minutes to go.
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