Nicolás Olivera (footballer, born 1978)

Nico Olivera
Personal information
Full name Andrés Nicolás Olivera Olivera
Date of birth (1978-05-30) 30 May 1978
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Height 1.66 m (5 ft 5 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)
2008–2009Veracruz (loan) 29 (14)
2011 América 11 (1)
2011–2016 Defensor 104 (32)
2012Correcaminos (loan) 14 (3)
Total 500 (139)
International career
1997 Uruguay U20 7 (2)
1997–2006 Uruguay 28 (8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Andrés Nicolás "Nico" Olivera Olivera (born 30 May 1978) is a Uruguayan former professional footballer who played as a forward.

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.