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Nicolás Olivera

1978 - Today

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2024). Nicolás Olivera is the 11,724th most popular soccer player (down from 9,659th in 2024), the 369th most popular biography from Uruguay (down from 360th in 2019) and the 241st most popular Uruguayan Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Nicolás Olivera ranks 11,724 out of 21,273. Before him are Jhon Córdoba, Tony Dorigo, Shinji Sarusawa, Karim Boudiaf, Yoshitaka Watanabe, and Hiroki Abe. After him are Víctor Bernárdez, Matthew Upson, Alberto Paloschi, Moses Simon, Alan Curbishley, and Ashraf Kasem.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1978, Nicolás Olivera ranks 833. Before him are Alessandro Fei, Rustam Saidov, Claudio Morel Rodríguez, Gerhard Tremmel, Ernani Pereira, and Hestrie Cloete. After him are Judy Ann Santos, Mike Bibby, Zbigniew Robert Promiński, Niklas Bäckström, Carl Johan Bergman, and Marcel Fischer.

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In Uruguay

Among people born in Uruguay, Nicolás Olivera ranks 369 out of 444. Before him are Matías Viña (1997), Fernando Correa (1974), Bruno Silva (1980), Gabriel Correa (1968), Damián Suárez (1988), and Nicolás López (1993). After him are Cristian Gonzáles (1976), Álvaro Fernández (1985), Marcelo Romero (1976), Facundo Pellistri (2001), Nelson Abeijón (1973), and Miguel Britos (1985).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Uruguay

Among soccer players born in Uruguay, Nicolás Olivera ranks 241. Before him are Matías Viña (1997), Fernando Correa (1974), Bruno Silva (1980), Gabriel Correa (1968), Damián Suárez (1988), and Nicolás López (1993). After him are Cristian Gonzáles (1976), Álvaro Fernández (1985), Marcelo Romero (1976), Facundo Pellistri (2001), Nelson Abeijón (1973), and Miguel Britos (1985).

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