In 1989, he came close to winning the Copa Libertadores, but the club ended up losing to Paraguay's Olimpia on penalties after conceding three goals in the return match at home.
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On May 30, 2013 after the elimination of Fluminense against Paraguayan Club Olimpia from 2013 Copa Libertadores, competition that Flu were one of favorites, Braga was humiliated by rival fans in the arrival of club.
In 1912, the team known as Juventud Olimpica founded the Club Deportivo Olimpia.
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Tha teams from Tegucigalpa are the teams that have won the league most often: Olimpia with 22 titles, and Motagua with 11.
Olímpia is not named after the ancient town in Greece (see Olympia, Greece), but from Maria Olímpia Rodrigues Vieira, daughter of the politician Dr. Antônio Olímpio Rodrigues Vieira, one of those responsible for the founding of the city.
Olímpia Futebol Clube, commonly known as Olímpia, is a Brazilian football team based in Olímpia, São Paulo state.
In Olimpia, his team came up second during the Torneo Apertura 2011 with him as top scorer having scored 13 goals.
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At the end of that year, Zeballos signed a contract with rival of Cerro Porteno, Olimpia.
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On the next tournament of the year, Zeballos managed to win the Torneo Clausura with Olimpia, being the team's top scorer with 12 goals, one behind the tournament's top scorer Fredy Bareiro.
Ricardo Mazacotte (born 9 January 1985 in Formosa, Argentina) is an Argentine-Paraguayan footballer currently playing for Club Olimpia of the Primera División in Paraguay.
On 7 August 2011, Arzú made his domestic league debut against Olimpia in a 2-0 defeat.
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The Xeneixes progressed past the First round after winning three matches and losing only one, including a legendary 5-3 match against Olimpia which would repeat itself 26 editions later.
His brother, Luis, also played alongside him in Olimpia for eight years.
Born in Villeta, Solalinde began playing football for local side Olimpia de Villeta.
Brayan Antonio Beckeles (born 28 November 1985 in La Ceiba, Atlántida, Honduras) is a Honduran football player who currently plays for Olimpia in the Honduran Premier League.
In the 1990s, then mayor Paulo Maluf devised a plan to extend the avenue in both directions, to the north between Largo da Batata and Pedroso de Moraes Avenue in Pinheiros, and to the south between Cidade Jardim Avenue in Jardim Paulistano and Hélio Pellegrino Avenue in Vila Olímpia.
El Clásico Nacional (The National Classic) is a Honduran national football derby played between Olimpia, since one team was from Tegucigalpa and Marathón, the other one from San Pedro Sula.
Club Deportivo Olimpia Cortes is a Honduran soccer club based on Tocoa, Honduras.
Once Diarte retired as a footballer he became a coach and managed several teams including Valencia CF (1988), Deportivo Alginet, Atlético Madrid B (1997–1998), UD Salamanca (1998–1999) and Gimnàstic de Tarragona (2002) all from Spain; Atl. Colegiales, Guaraní and Olimpia (as assistant coach) from Paraguay.
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Diarte started his career in Olimpia Asunción and at the age of 16 he made his debut in the professional squad, helping Olimpia win the Paraguayan championship in 1971.
In 2010 Paredes moved to Sportivo Luqueño and to Olimpia in the following year, where is he is currently one of the team captains.
Since he began his career in 1997 he has played most his career in Paraguay of he has played for Sportivo Luqueño, 12 de Octubre, Olimpia, Guaraní and 3 de Febrero.
Ledesma suffered a cruciate knee ligament injury at the start of the Apertura, delaying his first team debut and in January 2009 he returned to Olimpia.
Derlis Alberto González Galeano (born 20 March 1994 in Mariano Roque Alonso, Paraguay) is a Paraguayan footballer currently playing for Olimpia on loan from Benfica and the Paraguay national under-20 football team.
Born in Villa Elisa, Meza has played club football in Paraguay, Uruguay and France for Sol de América, Nacional, Juventud, Dijon and Olimpia.
Fú played 65 matches in six years for Honduran giants Olimpia and also played for Victoria.
Because of the huge success of the tournaments and the large attendances for the games, Paats decided to found the first Paraguayan football club, which he named Olimpia Football Club (later renamed Club Olimpia) in 1902.
Francisco Javier Reyes Acosta (born 7 February 1990 in La Ceiba, Honduras) is a Honduran footballer who currently plays as a goalkeeper for Liga Nacional de Honduras club Olimpia.
Belloso also played for a number of clubs outside Argentina, Cobreloa in Chile, RC Strasbourg in France, Cruz Azul in Mexico, Olimpia in Paraguay and Zamora CF in Spain.
Hendry Alexander Córdova Martínez (born 11 June 1984 in San Pedro Sula, Honduras) is a Honduran footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Olimpia in the Honduran National League.
Henry Eliézer Bermúdez Solano (born 1 May 1987 in Santa Rosa de Aguán, Colón, Honduras) is a Honduran footballer who play for Olimpia in the Honduran Premier League.
His brother, Lodovico Lante married Olimpia Cesi, daughter of Federico Cesi, Duke of Acquasparta.
Javier Arnaldo Portillo Martínez (born 10 June 1981 in Morolica, Choluteca, Honduras) is a Honduran football player who currently as a left midfielder for Liga Nacional de Honduras club Olimpia and the Honduran national team.
Jara then returned to Paraguay to play again for Olimpia and then had brief stints at Nueva Chicago (Argentina), Emelec (Ecuador), Nacional and 3 de Febrero (Paraguay) before finally playing for Portuguesa Fútbol Club of Venezuela in 2007.
Marco Antonio Lazaga Dávalos, (born 26 February 1983 in Nanawa) is a football striker from Paraguay, who currently plays for Olimpia in the Paraguayan Primera División.
After several seasons at Unión de Santa Fe he took over at Paraguayan side Olimpia, from the capital city of Asunción, winning the Copa Libertadores in 2002.
There are places that have the name Nova Olímpia (Portuguese meaning New Olympia, probably named after Olympia or is probably named after Maria Olímpia Rodrigues Vieria in São Paulo which is related, the origin is uncertain) in Brazil
Also active on television, in 1970 she was the protagonist of the RAI experimental drama Olimpia agli amici, directed by the film critic Adriano Aprà.
Most famous players which career has started in Olimpia youth teams are: Adam Fedoruk (former Poland International, UEFA Champions League participant with Legia Warsaw), Bartosz Białkowski (Southampton F.C. goalkeeper) and Maciej Bykowski (former Panathinaikos Athens player).
Club Deportivo Olimpia Occidental is a Honduran soccer club based in La Entrada, Honduras.
Born in La Lima, Cabrera began his professional career in 1995, and played for Real España, Olimpia, Marathón, Salvadoran outfit Luis Ángel Firpo and Vida.
Olimpia was founded in 1902 by Dutchman William Paats, and is extremely popular among Paraguayans, having won three Copa Libertadores, as well as numerous national tournaments.
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Scavone, son of Pascual Scavone, a pioneer in the Paraguayan pharmaceutical industry, was vice-president of Club Olimpia between 1994-1994 and 1996-1999, during the presidency of former president Osvaldo Domínguez Dibb, and President from 2004-2006.
Aquino's highlights at Olimpia include scoring the first goal in the Copa Libertadores 1979 final against Boca Juniors, winning the Intercontinental Cup in 1979 and winning six consecutive Paraguayan 1st division titles from 1978 to 1983.
Not to be denied, Carlos Humberto Paredes, Virginio Cáceres and Walter Avalos all scored for Olimpia to turn the game on its head and win the coveted triple crown.
Has shared its frequencies to Rai Festival during the Festival della canzone italiana in April 2004, to Rai Azzurri during the UEFA Euro 2004 (from 11 June 2004) and to Rai Olimpia during the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Nicknamed el Chino, Tilguath spent the whole of his career at Olimpia, except for a season at city rivals Motagua and a short spell at Platense.
Roberto scored 3 goals in his first 4 shows with Cerro Porteño, saving two defeats.He later became a fan favourite after scoring several goals in the Copa Sudamericana and A goal against rivals Olimpia which gave Cerro the victory.
Tomás Guzmán fullname Tomás Andrés Guzmán Gaetan (born 7 March 1982 in Asunción) is a Paraguayan football striker who plays for Olimpia in the Primera División Paraguaya.
Uns Dias Ao Vivo is the fifth live album by brazilian rock band Os Paralamas do Sucesso at the Olímpia, São Paulo.