Nicolás Olivera (footballer, born 1978)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Andrés Nicolás Olivera Olivera | ||
| Date of birth | 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) |
| 2008–2009 | → 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 | |||
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.