In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Valerio and the second or maternal family name is Olivera.

Joaquín Enrique Valerio Olivera (born 12 January 1973) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Club career

Born in Badalona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Valerio began his senior career with Real Madrid Castilla, going on to represent Hércules CF – with whom he won the Segunda División title in 1996[1]– and Albacete Balompié.[2] From 1997 to 2001 he was a part of Real Betis, playing 12 La Liga games (his first being on 1 November 1997 in a 2–3 home loss against Atlético Madrid, coming on as a substitute for Toni Prats who had been sent off in the 20th minute);[3] the 2000–01 season was spent in the second division, as both Betis and Sevilla FC were promoted.

After one campaign each in the Segunda División B and the second tier, with Elche CF and CD Tenerife respectively, Valerio signed with UD Almería in August 2003.[4] In 2006–07 he appeared in four matches for the Andalusians, backing up first-choice Sander Westerveld as the club achieved a first ever top-flight promotion.[5]

Valerio returned to Elche in October 2007.[6] After a sole season, he joined third division side Polideportivo Ejido,[7] being regularly used during a three-year spell and retiring in June 2011 aged 38.[2]

References

  1. ^ "25 años del Hércules que enamoró a toda la provincia" [25th anniversary of an Hércules who made the entire province fall in love with them]. El Español (in Spanish). 27 April 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Valerio, una aventura de 23 anys amb arribada al Tecnofutbol" [Valerio, a 23-year-old adventure arrives at Tecnofutbol] (in Catalan). Betevé. 29 September 2014. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
  3. ^ Correal, Francisco (2 November 1997). "El Betis perdió en su mejor partido" [Betis lost in their best match]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 May 2016.
  4. ^ Fernández, Chema (27 August 2003). "Valerio: "Me gusta mucho el proyecto"" [Valerio: "I like this project very much"]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 February 2025.
  5. ^ Miralles, Carlos (2 November 2017). "¿Se acuerdan del portero Joaquín Valerio Olivera?" [Do you remember goalkeeper Joaquín Valerio Olivera?]. La Voz de Almería (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 February 2025.
  6. ^ Palomar, Julián (19 October 2007). "Valerio regresa al Elche para reforzar la portería" [Valerio returns to Elche to bolster the goal]. Diario Información (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 February 2025.
  7. ^ Hernández Bru, Víctor J. (17 July 2008). "El veterano Valerio se une a Razak para defender la portería del Poli Ejido" [Veteran Valerio joins Razak to defend Poli Ejido's goal]. Ideal (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 February 2025.
Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joaqu%C3%ADn_Enrique_Valerio
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