Raúl Oliveira Explained

Raúl Oliveira
Fullname:Raúl Miguel Silva Fonseca Castanheira de Oliveira
Birth Date:26 August 1972
Birth Place:Lisbon, Portugal
Height:1.90 m
Position:Centre-back
Youthyears1:1984–1991
Youthclubs1:Amora
Years1:1991–1995
Years2:1995–1996
Years3:1996–1997
Years4:1997
Years5:1997–2002
Years6:2002–2004
Years7:2005–2007
Clubs1:Amora
Clubs2:Belenenses
Clubs3:Farense
Clubs4:Bradford City
Clubs5:Estrela Amadora
Clubs6:Académica
Clubs7:Lusitânia
Caps1:86
Caps2:9
Caps3:13
Caps4:2
Caps5:140
Caps6:22
Caps7:46
Totalcaps:318
Goals1:4
Goals2:0
Goals3:0
Goals4:0
Goals5:4
Goals6:1
Goals7:2
Totalgoals:11

Raúl Miguel Silva Fonseca Castanheira de Oliveira (born 26 August 1972) is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a central defender.

Club career

Born in Lisbon, Oliveira played for six clubs in his native country: Amora FC, C.F. Os Belenenses, S.C. Farense, C.F. Estrela da Amadora – his biggest success, spending four consecutive seasons in the Primeira Liga, almost always as a starter[1] [2]Académica de Coimbra and S.C. Lusitânia, retiring in 2008 at the age of 35.[3]

Oliveira started an abroad stint in England with Bradford City in early 1997, appearing in only two Division One games during the campaign for Chris Kamara's team and subsequently resuming his career in Portugal.[4]

Notes and References

  1. News: Raul Oliveira e Jorge Andrade colocam responsabilidade no Sporting. Raul Oliveira and Jorge Andrade place responsibility with Sporting. Record. Carla. Pereira. pt. 13 February 2000. 26 January 2023.
  2. Web site: Raul Oliveira e Renato ausentes no Estrela da Amadora. Raul Oliveira and Renato absent at Estrela da Amadora. Mais Futebol. pt. 3 April 2001. 26 January 2023.
  3. News: Raul Oliveira: «Lusitânia deve-me 28 mil euros». Raul Oliveira: "Lusitânia owes me 28 thousand euros". Record. pt. 14 December 2007. 26 January 2023.
  4. Web site: Portuguese men-a-broad. The Football Association. 4 September 2002. 11 October 2021. dead. https://archive.today/20040825074753/http://www.thefa.com/Features/EnglishDomestic/Postings/2002/09/23464.htm. 25 August 2004.