Diego Oliveira (footballer, born 1987)
Brazilian footballer
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Diego Lochness Santos Oliveira (born 11 February 1987) is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward or midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Diego Lochness Santos Oliveira[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 11 February 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Camacan,[1] Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Positions | |||
| 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) |
| 2011–2012 | Venezia | 30 | (12) |
| 2012–2013 | Matera | 33 | (9) |
| 2013–2014 | Pordenone | 16 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Oliveira started his professional career at Italian Serie A side Chievo. In July 2005, he was loaned to Padova of Serie C1.[3]
Cittadella
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 for €500.[5]
On 26 June 2009, Chievo bought him back for an undisclosed fee,[6] but on 24 July 2009 returned to Cittadella in another co-ownership deal for €500.[7] Cittadella later signed Antimo Iunco on loan[8] and signed Oliveira outright [citation needed]; it sold Manuel Iori to Chievo in co-ownership deal.[9] Oliveira started 13 Serie B matches and also played 10 league matches as substitute.
Vicenza
On 1 July 2010, he was signed by fellow Serie B side Vicenza in 3-year contract,[10] for €130,000 (direct swap with Julián Magallanes who tagged for €130,000).[11]
On 27 January 2011, he mutually terminated his contract to return to Brazil.[12]
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.[13]
