Diego Lochness Santos Oliveira (born 11 February 1987) is a Brazilian

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Biography

Oliveira started his professional career at Italian

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side Chievo. In July 2005, he was loaned to Padova of

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Cittadella

He left for Serie C1 side Cittadella on 4 July 2007 on loan with option to sign him in co-ownership deal in the next season. He won promotion playoffs with club in 2008 and promoted to

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. He continued to play as a substitute player after the club purchased him for €500. On 26 June 2009, Chievo bought him back for an undisclosed fee, but on 24 July 2009 returned to Cittadella in another co-ownership deal for €500. Cittadella later signed

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on loan and signed Oliveira outright ; it sold

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to Chievo in co-ownership deal. Oliveira started 13 Serie B matches and also played 10 league matches as substitute.

Vicenza

On 1 July 2010, he was signed by fellow

side

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in 3-year contract, for €130,000 (direct swap with

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who tagged for €130,000). On 27 January 2011, he mutually terminated his contract to return to Brazil. On 9 August 2011 he accepted to play in

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for Venezia thanks to the insistence of the Director of Football Oreste Cinquini, who previously took Oliveira in Italy when he was only thirteen.

References

External links

Profile at La Gazzetta dello Sport (2009–10)
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Oliveira, Diego Brazilian footballers Brazilian expatriate footballers Serie B players Campo Grande Atlético Clube players Bologna F.C. 1909 players A.C. ChievoVerona players Calcio Padova players A.S. Cittadella players F.C. Matera players Expatriate footballers in Italy Association football wingers Sportspeople from Bahia 1987 births Living people