Pascal Olmeta
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 was born on 7 April 1961 in Bastia, Corsica. Olmeta is married with two daughters. 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 References External links 1961 births Living people Footballers from Bastia French men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers INF Vichy players SC Bastia players SC Toulon players Racing Club de France Football players Olympique de Marseille players Olympique Lyonnais players La Liga players RCD Espanyol footballers Gazélec Ajaccio players Ligue 1 players UEFA Champions League winning players French expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Spain French expatriate sportspeople in Spain