Full name Andres Nicolas Olivera Years Team Weight 65 kg Name Nicolas Olivera | Playing position Role Footballer Number 11 Height 1.66 m Date joined 2011 | |
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Date of birth (1978-05-30) 30 May 1978 (age 37) | ||
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Andrés Nicolás "Nico" Olivera (born 30 May 1978 in Montevideo) is an Uruguayan footballer who plays for Defensor Sporting Club as a forward.
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- Golazo de nicolas olivera 15 01 11 america vs jaguares jornada 2
- Inxs never tear us apart cover by nicolas olivera
- Club career
- International career
- References
Inxs never tear us apart cover by nicolas olivera
Club career
After excelling as a youngster at his first professional club, Defensor Sporting Club, Olivera moved to Spain and signed for 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 fellow league side Real Valladolid. After one single season he returned to Segunda División and signed with Córdoba CF, returning to Defensor afterwards.
Olivera then played five months with another Spanish team Albacete Balompié (only four games, top division relegation), returning subsequently to his previous club. In 2006 the 28-year-old moved to Mexico, going on to represent five sides 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.
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. Also that year, on 13 December, he made his full side debut, during the FIFA Confederations Cup, against United Arab Emirates, and scored in a 2–0 group stage win.
Olivera was selected for the squad that appeared at the 2002 FIFA World Cup in Japan and South Korea, being an unused squad member.