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.
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]