Rubén Olivera
Olivera with Lecce in 2012
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Rubén Ariel Olivera da Rosa | ||
| Date of birth | 4 May 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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L.D.U. Quito | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2002 | Danubio | 37 | (21) |
| 2003–2009 | Juventus | 22 | (4) |
| 2004 | → Atlético Madrid (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | → Sampdoria (loan) | 20 | (0) |
| 2008 | → Peñarol (loan) | 14 | (5) |
| 2008–2009 | → Genoa (loan) | 20 | (4) |
| 2009–2010 | Peñarol | 17 | (0) |
| 2010–2012 | Lecce | 43 | (4) |
| 2012–2014 | Fiorentina | 14 | (0) |
| 2013 | → Genoa (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2014 | Brescia | 32 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Latina | 38 | (6) |
| 2017– | Liga de Quito | 2 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2001– | Uruguay | 18 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of February 24, 2017. |
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Rubén Ariel Olivera da Rosa (born 4 May 1983 in Montevideo) is a Uruguayan footballer who plays as a midfielder for L.D.U. Quito in the Ecuadorian Serie A.
A versatile player, he is capable of playing anywhere in midfield and throughout his career he has been deployed as a left or right winger, as a central midfielder, as an attacking midfielder, and even as a forward.
Olivera began his career in Danubio, in 2001, and was later signed by Juventus F.C. in 2002. He made his Serie A debut in 2–1 win to A.S. Roma, on 19 April 2003, as Juventus won the title that season, under manager Marcello Lippi.
He was loaned to Atlético Madrid during the second half of the 2003–04 season, after he did not make any appearances for the club. He returned from his loan in 2004, but was also used scarcely under manager Fabio Capello, in particular during the 2005–06 season. In 2007, while playing for Sampdoria on loan, he was banned for 5 matches for punching an opponent in the ribs, and also for kicking him in the groin.
Following his time on loan with Sampdoria, Olivera returned to Juventus in 2007, although he was loaned out again to Urugyan side Peñarol in 2008. In 2008 he signed permantly with Genoa on a year contract. For the 2009–10 season, he went back to Uruguay on loan with Peñarol. On 1 July 2010, he returned to Italy, signing a 3-year contract with Lecce.
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