Nicolás Olivera

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Andrés Nicolás Olivera (born 30 May 1978) is an Uruguayan football player.

He currently plays for the Mexican team Necaxa. He played for several clubs, including Defensor Sporting Club, Sevilla F.C. (Spain), Cordoba CF(Spain) and Real Valladolid (Spain).

He plays for Uruguay and was a participant of the 2002 FIFA World Cup.

In the Malaysia 1997 U-20 World Cup, Nicolas Olivera was chosen the best player of the tournament. In 2006 he contracted with Gimnasia y Esgrima de la Plata, an Argentinian team.

He won a 2003 competition between Uruguayan squad players competing against each other with the game Pro Evolution Soccer 3.

Uruguay Uruguay squad - 2002 FIFA World Cup Uruguay

1 Carini | 2 Méndez | 3 Lembo | 4 Montero | 5 García | 6 Rodríguez | 7 Guigou | 8 Varela | 9 Darío Silva | 10 O'Neill | 11 Magallanes | 12 Munúa | 13 Abreu | 14 Sorondo | 15 Olivera | 16 Romero | 17 Regueiro | 18 Morales | 19 Bizera | 20 Recoba | 21 Forlán | 22 De los Santos | 23 Elduayen | Coach: Púa