Antoni Lima Solá

Toni Lima

Personal information
Full name	Antoni Lima Solá
Date of birth	(1970-09-22) 22 September 1970
Place of birth	Gavà, Spain
Height
Position(s)	Centre back
Youth career
	Damm
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1990–1991	Real Madrid B
1991–1992	Español	2	(0)
1992–1995	Palamós	100	(9)
1995–1996	Poli Almería	30	(1)
1996–1997	Murcia	20	(1)
1997–1998	Poli Almería	33	(0)
1998–1999	União Madeira	7	(0)
1999–2000	Hospitalet	30	(1)
2000–2001	Gavà	24	(0)
2001–2002	Ionikos	3	(0)
2002–2004	Gavà	23	(1)
2004–2006	Palamós
2006–2008	Ibiza-Eivissa
International career
1997–2009	Andorra	64	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Lima and the second or maternal family name is Solá.

Antoni "Toni" Lima Solá (born 22 September 1970) is an Andorran retired professional footballer who played as a central defender.

Club career

Born in Gavà, Barcelona, Catalonia, after a brief spell with Real Madrid Castilla, Lima moved to RCD Español, for which he played in two La Liga games. In 1992, he stayed in his native region and spent three seasons with Palamós CF in the second division, being relegated in the last.

After another season in level two, with CP Almería, Lima played the remainder of his Spanish career in the third level or lower. He also had two abroad experiences: in 1998, he played with C.F. União, appearing rarely as the Portuguese division two was also relegated. Three years later, also with no impact whatsoever, he represented Ionikos F.C. in the Greek top flight.

In 2008, after retiring at Societat Esportiva Eivissa-Ibiza at the age of 38, Lima became the club's director of football.

International career

Lima gained 64 caps for Andorra, over a 12-year period. On 10 June 2009, in his last international, a 0–6 loss against England for the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifiers at Wembley Stadium, he wore the captain's armband.

Personal life

Lima's younger brother, Ildefons, is also a footballer and a defender. He too spent most of his career in the lower leagues of Spain, and the pair shared teams at Ionikos.

External links

• Toni Lima profile at BDFutbol
• Toni Lima profile at ForaDeJogo
• Lima.html Antoni Lima Solá at National-Football-Teams.com
• Toni Lima – FIFA competition record