Raúl Oliveira

Raúl Oliveira
Personal information
Full name	Raúl Miguel Silva Fonseca Castanheira de Oliveira
Date of birth	26 August 1972 (age 51)
Place of birth	Lisbon, Portugal
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Position(s)	Centre back
Youth career
1984–1991	Amora
Senior career*
Years	Team
1991–1995	Amora
1995–1996	Belenenses
1996–1997	Farense
1997	Bradford City
1997–2002	Estrela Amadora
2002–2004	Académica
2005–2008	Lusitânia
Total
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Raúl Miguel Silva Fonseca Castanheira de Oliveira (born 26 August 1972) is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a central defender.

Football career

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 top division, almost always as a starter – Académica de Coimbra and S.C. Lusitânia, retiring in 2008 at nearly 36.

In early 1997 Oliveira had an abroad stint, with English side Bradford City in English Division One, appearing only twice during the campaign for Chris Kamara's team and subsequently resuming his career in Portugal.