Rubén Ariel Olivera da Rosa (born 4 May 1983 in Montevideo) is a Uruguayan former

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who played as a

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, currently in charge as head coach of

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club Racing Aprilia. A versatile player, he is capable of playing anywhere in midfield and throughout his career he has been deployed as a left or right winger, as a

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, as an

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, and even as a forward.

Playing career

Olivera began his career in Danubio, in 2001, and was later signed by

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in 2002. He made his

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debut in 2–1 win to

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, on 19 April 2003, as Juventus won the title that

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, under manager Marcello Lippi. He was loaned to Atlético Madrid during the second half of the 2003–04 season, after he did not make any appearances for the club. He returned from his loan in 2004, but was also used scarcely under manager Fabio Capello, in particular during the 2005–06 season. In 2007, while playing for

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on loan, he was banned for 5 matches for punching an opponent in the ribs, and also for kicking him in the groin. Following his time on loan with Sampdoria, Olivera returned to Juventus in 2007, although he was loaned out again to Urugyan side

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in 2008. In 2008, he signed permanently with

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on a year contract. For the 2009–10 season, he went back to Uruguay on loan with

.Ruben Olivera Set For Penarol Return
/ref> On 1 July 2010, he returned to Italy, signing a 3-year contract with Lecce. In 2012, he was signed by

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, and he remained at the club for a season and a half. On 30 January 2014, Olivera joined

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side

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on an 18-month deal. In January 2015 he moved to

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. He played 3 games and scored a goal for the team before an injury put an end to his season in April 2015. In 2015-16 he scored 5 goals in 33 appearances in Serie B. Olivera then joined

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on 1 January 2017. However, he returned to Latina in Italy in September 2017 who now was playing in

. In February 2018, he was also appointed technical director of Latina. He left Latina in the summer 2018 and said to the medias, that his career was over. However, his former Latina teammate, Daniele Corvia, convinced him to join fellow league club,

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, which he also did on 16 July 2018. In December 2019, 36-year old Olivera joined Ostiamare. He moved back to Aprilia in June 2020, but announced his retirement in May 2021 after being diagnosed with a heart condition.

International career

Olivera made 18 appearances for

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between 2001 and 2005, and he represented his country at the

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under manager

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, as Uruguay were eliminated in the semi-finals, finishing the tournament in fourth place.

Coaching career

On 3 June 2022, Racing Aprilia announced to have hired Olivera as their new head coach.

Honours

; Juventus *

(1): 2002–03 *

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(1): 2003

References

External links

Ruben Olivera profile with statistics and timelineRuben Olivera profile – myjuve.it
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