The death of the former Barcelona and Spain captain

The former Barcelona defender and captain, who played over 500 games with the Catalan side between 1956 and 1969, won the Spanish League twice (1959 and 1960) and lifted the Copa del Rey 4 times (1957 , 1959, 1963 and 1968).

“During his time as a player he was a top-notch defender,” the club said on their website.

Olivia worked as manager of Barcelona during the reign of president Jose Luis Nunez, between 1989 and 1993.

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