Rubén Olivera

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Olivera and the second or maternal family name is Da Rosa.

Rubén Olivera

Personal information
Full name	Rubén Ariel Olivera da Rosa
Date of birth	May 4, 1983 (1983-05-04)
Place of birth	Montevideo, Uruguay
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current club	Fiorentina
Number	10
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–	Fiorentina	0	(0)
National team
2001–	Uruguay	18	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 January 2012. † Appearances (Goals).

Rubén Ariel Olivera da Rosa (born 4 May 1983 in Montevideo) is a Uruguayan footballer who plays for Serie A side Fiorentina.

He began his career in Danubio and signed by Juventus F.C., and made his Serie A debut in 2–1 win to A.S. Roma, 19 April 2003.

He was on loan to Atlético Madrid in the second-half of the 03–04 season, after he did not make any appearance, also not playing any match in 2005–06 season.

In 2007, while playing for Sampdoria, he was banned for 5 matches for giving away a punch in the ribs and a kick in the groin on an opponent player.

For the 2009–10 season, he went back to Uruguay for Peñarol, On 1 July 2010, he returned to Italy for Lecce, signed a 3-year contract.

Honours

• One Italian Championships (2002–03)
• One Italian Supercup (2003)
• One Uruguayan Championship (2001)

External links

• Ruben Olivera profile with statistics and timeline
• Ruben Olivera profile – myjuve.it