Pascal Olmeta (born 7 April 1961) is a French former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Marseille and Lyon in the 1990s.

Early and personal life

Pascal Olmeta

In 2016, Olmeta drew criticism after video footage from 2011 surfaced showing him shooting an elephant in the head before posing "proudly" with the corpse. He defended the footage stating he had shot the animal because of overpopulation in Zimbabwe, and all income from hunting was being used to help local people.

Honours

Marseille

  • European Cup/UEFA Champions League: 1992–93; runner-up: 1990–91

Orders

  • Knight of the National Order of Merit: 2023

Participations

  • 2014 : Cancer, business mortel ?, documentary by Jean-Yves Bilien

References