Nicolás Olivera (footballer, born 1978)
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Andrés Nicolás "Nico" Olivera Olivera (born 30 May 1978) is a Uruguayan former footballer who played as a forward.
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Olivera and the second or maternal family name is Olivera.
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Full name | Andrés Nicolás Olivera Olivera | ||
Date of birth | (1978-05-30) 30 May 1978 (age 45) | ||
Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1996–1997 | Defensor | 44 | (16) |
1998 | Valencia | 2 | (0) |
1998–2002 | Sevilla | 100 | (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) |
2008–2010 | Puebla | 63 | (10) |
2008–2009 | → Veracruz (loan) | 29 | (14) |
2011 | América | 11 | (1) |
2011–2016 | Defensor | 104 | (32) |
2012 | → Correcaminos (loan) | 14 | (3) |
Total | 500 | (139) | |
International career | |||
1997 | Uruguay U20 | 7 | (2) |
1997–2006 | Uruguay | 28 | (8) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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He started and finished his 20-year professional career with Defensor, going on to collect 500 league appearances mainly in the top divisions in Uruguay, Spain and Mexico. This included a spell with Sevilla, for whom he signed in 1998.
Olivera won 28 caps for the Uruguay national team, being part of the squads at the 2002 World Cup as well as the 1997 Confederations Cup.