Juan Manuel Olivera
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juan Manuel Olivera López | ||
| Date of birth | August 14, 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | River Plate | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Danubio | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2004 | Danubio | 109 | (39) |
| 2004 | → San Lorenzo (loan) | 13 | (5) |
| 2005 | Cruz Azul | 2 | (2) |
| 2005 | → U. de Chile (loan) | 21 | (9) |
| 2006 | Danubio | 18 | (1) |
| 2006 | Suwon Bluewings | 14 | (7) |
| 2007 | Shaanxi Baorong | 21 | (3) |
| 2008 | Libertad | 23 | (5) |
| 2009–2010 | Universidad de Chile | 42 | (37) |
| 2010 | Al-Shabab | 9 | (4) |
| 2011 | Peñarol | 11 | (5) |
| 2011–2012 | Al Wasl | 20 | (13) |
| 2012–2015 | Peñarol | 38 | (19) |
| 2013 | → Náutico (loan) | 21 | (2) |
| 2014 | → Estudiantes LP (loan) | 13 | (2) |
| 2015–2017 | Danubio | 57 | (18) |
| 2017– | River Plate | 13 | (5) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 December 2017 | |||
Juan Manuel Olivera López (born 14 August 1981) is a Uruguayan football player who is currently playing as a forward for River Plate in the Uruguayan Primera División.
Career
Olivera had a brief stint in Mexico with Cruz Azul during 2005.[1]
Olivera played for Shaanxi Baorong during the 2007 Chinese Super League.[2]
He switches on 9 January 2009 from Paraguayan football Club Libertad to Universidad de Chile
Universidad de Chile
Olivera returned to Universidad de Chile in 2009. During his previous stay with Universidad de Chile in 2005 he reached the finals of the Chilean tournament, during this time he was often paired with Marcelo Salas, scoring 7 goals in the Apertura and once in the Copa Sudamericana of 2005. Olivera is now part of Universidad de Chile starting lineup on regular basis, often deflecting balls with his head.
In July 2009, Olivera scored the goal that would end Universidad de Chile's 5-year title drought, defeating Unión Española in the final game of the Apertura play-offs of 2009. Olivera was the tournament's leading goal-scorer with 11 goals.
In August 2009, shortly after winning his first title with the Chilean club, Olivera signed a new contract with Universidad de Chile, extending his stay for another three years.
During his second sting with "la U", Olivera scored more than 50 goals in official games, doing this in the Chilean Tournament as well as in the Copa Libertadores and the Copa Sudamericana. Olivera left Universidad de Chile after the semifinals of 2010 Copa Libertadores, leaving as the top goal scorer of the Chilean Tournament with 16 goals, a position he retained until a month after his departure.
After his campaign with Club Universidad de Chile, the Arabic club Al-Shabab Riyadh signed the Olivera as its first option to reinforce its offense. Olivera accepted Al-Shabab's offer for 2 million dollars.[3]
Peñarol
After a successful season in the Saudi league he had a strong desire to return to his former team, Peñarol. Eventually with his past experience at an intercontinental championship level with Club Universidad de Chile, but only to lose to Santos F.C. in the final.
Al Wasl
In the 2011-2012 season, Olivera accepted an offer from Al Wasl FC in Dubai to play in the UAE Football League under the supervision of the legendary Diego Maradona. He finished the season with 17 goals in all competitions with Al Wasl.[4]
Estudiantes
On 23 January 2014, Olivera joined Argentine Primera División side Estudiantes de La Plata on a one-year loan deal.[5]
References
- ^ Juan Manuel Olivera (Juan Manuel Olivera López) – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)
- ^ 当前位置： 中超数据库 > 球员资料 (in Chinese). Sohu Sports. Retrieved 3 February 2010.
- ^ Y hoy te vas... Olivera emigra al fútbol de Arabia Saudita
- ^ Juan Olivera
- ^ "Olivera, ya es pincha" [Olivera, it's click] (in Spanish). 23 January 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
External links
- Juan Manuel Olivera – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)
- Use dmy dates from September 2010
- 1981 births
- Living people
- Uruguayan footballers
- Uruguayan expatriate footballers
- Peñarol players
- Danubio F.C. players
- River Plate Montevideo players
- Cruz Azul footballers
- San Lorenzo footballers
- Club Libertad footballers
- Universidad de Chile footballers
- Suwon Samsung Bluewings players
- Clube Náutico Capibaribe players
- Estudiantes de La Plata footballers
- Chilean Primera División players
- Argentine Primera División players
- K League 1 players
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
- Uruguayan Primera División players
- Expatriate footballers in Argentina
- Expatriate footballers in Mexico
- Expatriate footballers in Chile
- Expatriate footballers in China
- Expatriate footballers in Paraguay
- Expatriate footballers in South Korea
- Expatriate footballers in Saudi Arabia
- Expatriate footballers in the United Arab Emirates
- Expatriate footballers in Brazil
- Uruguayan expatriates in Argentina
- Uruguayan expatriates in Paraguay
- Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Mexico
- Uruguayan expatriates in Chile
- Uruguayan expatriates in China
- Uruguayan expatriates in Brazil
- Uruguayan expatriates in South Korea
- Chinese Super League players
- Beijing Renhe F.C. players
- Al Shabab FC (Riyadh) players
- Al Wasl FC players
- Saudi Professional League players
- UAE Pro-League players
- Association footballers not categorized by position