Diego Oliveira

For other people named Diego Oliveira, see Diego Oliveira (disambiguation).

Diego Oliveira

Personal information
Full name	Diego Lochness Santos Oliveira[1]
Date of birth	11 February 1987 (1987-02-11) (age 24)
Place of birth	Camacan[1], Brazil
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Winger, Forward
Club information
Current club	Free agent
Youth career
	Campo Grande[2]
2000–2002	Bologna
2002–2005	Chievo
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2005–2008	Chievo	0	(0)
2005–2007	→ Padova (loan)	15	(0)
2007–2008	→ Cittadella (loan)	29	(2)
2008–2010	Cittadella	57	(3)
2010–2011	Vicenza	11	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Diego Lochness Santos Oliveira (born 11 February 1987) is a Brazilian footballer.

Biography

Oliveira started his professional career at Italian Serie A side Chievo. In July 2005, he was loaned to Padova of Serie C1.^[3]

He left for Serie C1 side Cittadella on 4 July 2007 on loan with option to sign him in co-ownership deal in the next season.^[4] He won promotion playoffs with club in 2008 and promoted to Serie B. He continued to play as a substitute player after the club purchased him.

On 26 June 2009, Chievo bought him back,^[5] but on 24 July 2009 returned to Cittadella in another co-ownership deal.^[6] Cittadella later signed Antimo Iunco on loan^[7] and signed Oliveira outright^{[citation needed]}; it sold Manuel Iori to Chievo in co-ownership deal.^[8] Oliveira started 13 Serie B matches and also played 10 league matches as substitute.

On 1 July 2010, he was signed by fellow Serie B side Vicenza in 3-year contract,^[9] which sold Julián Magallanes to Cittadella earlier on 25 June,^[10][11] who was already on loan to Cittadella on 1 February.^[12] As part of the deal, Chievo also swapped Amedeo Benedetti with Vicenza's Mattia Minesso and both clubs retained 50% registration rights.^[9]

On 27 January 2011, he mutually terminated his contract in order to return to Brazil.^[13]

On 9 August 2011 he accepted to play in Serie D for Venezia thanks to the insistence of the Director of Football Oreste Cinquini, who previously took Oliveira in Italy when he was only thirteen.^[14]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Profile at Lega-calcio.it" (in Italian). www.Lega-Calcio.it. ca. September 2009. http://www.lega-calcio.it/it/Serie-B-TIM/Giocatore.page?idplayer=DCAE47F5-9298-2081-4E8D-ADE339B609CE. Retrieved 17 July 2010. 
2. ^ "Jogadores" (in Portuguese). Pedrinho VRP. http://www.pedrinhovrp.com.br/listagem-jogadores.asp?pagina=2. Retrieved 30 October 2010. 
3. ^ Ceniti, Francesco; Moretto, Andrea (17 July 2005). "Padova: arriva Lejsal Due colpi per il Monza" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. http://archiviostorico.gazzetta.it/2005/luglio/17/Padova_arriva_Lejsal_Due_colpi_ga_10_0507173891.shtml. Retrieved 17 July 2010. 
4. ^ "FILIPPO ANTONELLI IN COMPARTECIPAZIONE CON LA TRIESTINA" (in Italian). AC ChievoVerona. 4 July 2007. http://www.chievoverona.it/societa/notizia.aspx?ID=6028. Retrieved 20 June 2010. ^{[dead link]}
5. ^ "UFFICIALE: Cittadella, Diego Oliveira torna al Chievo" (in Italian). Tutto Mercato Web. 26 June 2009. http://www.tuttomercatoweb.com/?action=read&id=157902. Retrieved 17 July 2010. 
6. ^ "OLIVEIRA SANTOS DIEGO AL CITTADELLA" (in Italian). AC ChievoVerona. 24 July 2009. http://www.chievoverona.it/societa/notizia.aspx?ID=9245. Retrieved 27 July 2009. ^{[dead link]}
7. ^ "IUNCO IN PRESTITO AL CITTADELLA" (in Italian). AC ChievoVerona. 31 August 2009. http://www.chievoverona.it/societa/notizia.aspx?ID=9386. Retrieved 18 June 2010. ^{[dead link]}
8. ^ "OGGI A VERONELLO LA PRESENTAZIONE DI MANUEL IORI" (in Italian). AC ChievoVerona. 11 August 2009. http://www.chievoverona.it/societa/notizia.aspx?id=9309&Language=IT. Retrieved 4 September 2009. ^{[dead link]}
9. ^ ^{a b} "Oliveira in biancorosso" (in Italian). Vicenza Calcio. 1 July 2010. http://www.vicenzacalcio.com/oliveira-biancorosso. Retrieved 17 July 2010. 
10. ^ "Definite tutte le comproprietà" (in Italian). AS Cittadella. 25 June 2010. http://www.ascittadella.it/newsMain.asp?id_comunicato=2630. Retrieved 17 July 2010. 
11. ^ "Compartecipazioni Giugno 2010" (in Italian). Vicenza Calcio. 28 June 2010. http://www.vicenzacalcio.com/compartecipazioni-giugno-2010. Retrieved 17 July 2010. 
12. ^ "Chiusura Calciomercato Gennaio 2010" (in Italian). Vicenza Calcio. 1 February 2010. http://www.vicenzacalcio.com/chiusura-calciomercato-gennaio-2010. Retrieved 17 July 2010. 
13. ^ "Rescissione consensuale contratto giocatore Oliveira [Rescind contract consensually with player Oliveira]" (in Italian). Vicenza Calcio. 27 January 2011. http://www.vicenzacalcio.com/rescissione-consensuale-contratto-giocatore-oliveira. Retrieved 8 March 2011. 
14. ^ "Venezia, colpo Diego Santos Oliveira" (in Italian). 9 August 2011. http://www.tuttomercatoweb.com/?action=read&id=287159. Retrieved 23 August 2011. 

External links

• Profile at La Gazzetta dello Sport (2009–10) (Italian)
• Profile at tuttocalciatori.net (Italian)
• Profile at Football.it (Italian)
• Profile at Soccerway

Persondata
Name	Oliveira, Diego Lochness Santos
Alternative names	Oliveira, Diego
Short description	Brazilian footballer
Date of birth	11 February 1987
Place of birth	Camacan, Brazil
Date of death
Place of death