Diego Cavalieri

Diego Cavalieri

Personal information
Full name	Diego Cavalieri
Date of birth	1 December 1982 (1982-12-01) (age 28)
Place of birth	São Paulo, Brazil
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	Fluminense
Number	12
Youth career
2001–2002	Palmeiras
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2002	Palmeiras B	0	(0)
2002–2008	Palmeiras	65	(0)
2008–2010	Liverpool	0	(0)
2010	Cesena	0	(0)
2011–	Fluminense	24	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of July 10, 2011. † Appearances (Goals).

Diego Cavalieri (born 1 December 1982 in São Paulo) is a Brazilian goalkeeper, currently playing for Fluminense. He is of Italian ancestry and holds both an Italian and Brazilian passport.^[1]

Club career

Palmeiras

Cavalieri started his career at Palmeiras, where he made his debut on 24 June 2002, in a 4–0 away win over Rio Claro. Cavalieri played 33 times in the Brazilian Championship, conceding 47 goals.^[2]

Liverpool

On 11 July 2008, he signed a four-year contract with Liverpool for an undisclosed fee believed to be in the region of £3 million.^[3][4]

Cavalieri became the third Brazilian player at the club, following the signings of Fábio Aurélio and Lucas. Upon his arrival, Cavalieri was handed the number 1 shirt, last worn by Jerzy Dudek.^[5] Cavalieri made his competitive debut on 23 September 2008 against Crewe Alexandra in the 3rd round of the League Cup. Cavalieri made his UEFA Champions League debut on 9 December against PSV Eindhoven and made his FA Cup debut against Preston almost a month later. Cavalieri appeared 4 times during the 2009/2010 season, taking his total of appearances to 8 for the club, though he is yet to make his league debut. On 29 July, Cavalieri played the full 90 minutes in Liverpool's 1st leg of their UEFA Europa League 3rd qualifying round tie against Rabotnicki Skopje. Liverpool won 2-0 thanks to a David N'Gog header and a Steven Gerrard penalty.

Cesena

On 18 August 2010, former Liverpool boss Roy Hodgson confirmed Diego Cavalieri would join Cesena after the UEFA Europa League tie against Trabzonspor. Cavalieri had been unable to dislodge Pepe Reina at Anfield since the Brazilian keeper joined Liverpool from Palmeiras in 2008. The deal was confirmed on the 23 August 2010, with Brad Jones taking the vacated number 1 shirt. He left Anfield for a undisclosed fee, having playing just 10 games in 2 years for Liverpool, none in the Premier League.^[6] Cavalieri did not feature in a league game during his 6-month stint with Cesena, with head coach Massimo Ficcadenti preferring 41-year-old veteran Francesco Antonioli to him. However, he did play a game in the Italian Cup, with Cesena to Novara by 3 goals to 1.

Fluminense

On 29 December 2010, he was signed by Fluminense.^[7]

Honours

Palmeiras

• Campeonato Brasileiro Série B: 1

2003

• Campeonato Paulista: 1

2008

References

1. ^ "Diego Cavalieri profile". Liverpool. http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/team/squad/cavalieri/. Retrieved 30 July 2008. 
2. ^ "Diego Cavalieri Profile". ZeroZeroFootball. http://www.zerozerofootball.com/jogador.php?edicao_id=0&epoca_id=136&id=5502&op=zoomstats. Retrieved 27 September 2009. 
3. ^ "Liverpool sign keeper Cavalieri". BBC Sport (BBC). 11 July 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/l/liverpool/7491040.stm. Retrieved 30 July 2008. 
4. ^ "Rafa 'making progress' on targets". Eurosport. 2008-07-12. http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/12072008/1/rafa-making-progress-targets.html. Retrieved 2008-07-20. ^{[dead link]}
5. ^ "Liverpool sign keeper Cavalieri". BBC Sport. 11 July 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/l/liverpool/7491040.stm. Retrieved 30 July 2008. 
6. ^ "Stopper on the move". Liverpool FC. 23 August 2010. http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/news/latest-news/stopper-on-the-move-2?. Retrieved 23 August 2010. 
7. ^ "Diego Cavalieri chega ao Rio nesta semana" (in Portuguese). Fluminense FC. 29 December 2010. http://www.fluminense.com.br/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1036:diego-cavalieri-chega-ao-rio-nesta-semana&catid=36:direto-das-laranjeiras&Itemid=206. Retrieved 2 January 2011. 

External links

• Liverpool FC profile
• Guardian Stats Centre
• Diego Cavalieri career stats at Soccerbase
• Sambafoot
• Futpédia (Portuguese)
• LFCHistory.net Profile
• ESPN Profile
• zerozerofootball.com

Persondata
Name	Cavalieri, Diego
Alternative names
Short description	Brazilian footballer
Date of birth	December 1, 1982
Place of birth	Sao Paulo, Brazil
Date of death
Place of death