Nicolás Olivera

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Nico Olivera

Personal information
Full name	Andrés Nicolás Olivera
Date of birth	May 30, 1978 (1978-05-30) (age 33)
Place of birth	Montevideo, Uruguay
Height	1.66 m (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current club	Defensor Sporting
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1996–1997	Defensor	44	(16)
1998	Valencia	2	(0)
1998–2002	Sevilla	99	(31)
2002–2003	Valladolid	20	(4)
2003–2004	Córdoba	38	(9)
2004	Defensor	4	(0)
2005	Albacete	4	(0)
2005–2006	Defensor	23	(10)
2006	Necaxa	16	(3)
2007	Atlas	28	(6)
2008	Puebla	17	(5)
2008–2009	Veracruz	29	(14)
2009–2010	Puebla	46	(8)
2011	Club América	11	(1)
2011–	Defensor	3	(1)
National team
1997	Uruguay U20	7	(2)
1997–2006	Uruguay	28	(8)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 September 2011. † Appearances (Goals).

Andrés Nicolás 'Nico' Olivera (born 30 May 1978 in Montevideo) is an Uruguayan footballer who plays as a forward for Defensor Sporting Club.

Club career

After excelling as a youngster at his first professional club, Defensor Sporting Club, Olivera moved to Spain and joined Valencia CF, in January 1998. He was rarely used by the Che during his five-month spell, but went on to spend the vast majority of the following seven years in the country, starting off with Sevilla FC, with which he achieved two La Liga promotions, in 1999 and 2001, scoring 21 goals in 56 games in those seasons combined.

In 2002, Olivera left Andalusia and joined top flight fellow side Real Valladolid. After one single season, he returned to Segunda División and signed for Córdoba CF, returning to his first club Defensor afterwards.

Olivera then played five months with another Spanish outfit, Albacete Balompié (only four games, top division relegation), returning subsequently to his previous team. In 2006, the 28-year old moved to Mexico, going on to represent five teams in the country, including Puebla F.C. twice.

On 1 August 2010, in a league match against Club San Luis, Olivera opened the scoring within a few seconds, after knocking in a rebound from Mario Ortiz's speculative shot, in an eventual 2–1 home win.^[1]

International career

Olivera played all the games for Uruguay at the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship held in Malaysia, scoring two goals in an eventual second-place finish, and being named the competition's best player.^[2] Also that year, on 13 December, he made his full side debut, during the Confederations Cup, against United Arab Emirates, and scored in a 2–0 group stage win.^[3]

Olivera was selected for the squad that appeared at the 2002 FIFA World Cup in Japan and South Korea, being an unused squad member.

References

1. ^ Puebla se llevó tres puntos ante San Luis (Puebla got three points against San Luis); ESPN Deportes, 1 August 2010 (Spanish)
2. ^ Golden boys' glittering legacy; FIFA.com, 2 April 2009
3. ^ Nicolás Olivera – FIFA competition record

External links

• BDFutbol profile
• Nicolás Olivera at National-Football-Teams.com
• Nicolás Olivera stats at Medio Tiempo.com (Spanish)

Persondata
Name	Olivera, Nicolas
Alternative names
Short description	Footballer
Date of birth	1978-05-30
Place of birth	Montevideo, Uruguay
Date of death
Place of death