Douglas de Oliveira, simply Douglas (born 30 January 1986 in

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), is a Brazilian

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who plays as

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and that currently playing on

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Football career

Douglas started his career with

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, also serving a brief loan at Grêmio. In summer 2008, he was sold to

Vitória de Guimarães Vitoria or Vitória may refer to: People * Francisco de Vitoria (c. 1483–1546), a Spanish Renaissance theologian * Alberto Vitoria (1956–2010), Spanish footballer * Rui Vitória (born 1970), Portuguese retired footballer * Sofia Vitória (bor ...

, spending his first season severely injured, but still scoring four goals in

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, namely in a 3–1 win at C.D. Trofense on 28 September 2008. Douglas was sparingly used by Guimarães in the following two seasons combined, only finding the net once. On 1 June 2011, the

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signed a four-year contract with

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neighbours

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,Douglas contratado por 4 épocas (Douglas signed for four seasons)
Record, 1 June 2011 being loaned to fellow top-divisioner

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the following month, in a

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-long move.

References

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Guardian stats centre
{{DEFAULTSORT:Douglas 1986 births Living people People from Ponta Grossa Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football forwards Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players América Futebol Clube (MG) players Grêmio FBPA players Criciúma Esporte Clube players Primeira Liga players Vitória S.C. players S.C. Braga players S.C. Beira-Mar players Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Footballers from Paraná (state) 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal