Diego Cavalieri

Diego Cavalieri (born 1 December 1982) is a Brazilian retired professional footballer who last played as a goalkeeper for Botafogo.

Diego Cavalieri
Cavalieri playing for Palmeiras in 2007
Personal information
Full name Diego Cavalieri[1]
Date of birth (1982-12-01) 1 December 1982[1]
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
2001–2002 Palmeiras
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2008 Palmeiras 65 (0)
2008–2010 Liverpool 0 (0)
2010 Cesena 0 (0)
2010–2017 Fluminense 214 (0)
2018 Crystal Palace 0 (0)
2019–2021 Botafogo 31 (0)
Total 310 (0)
International career
2012–2013 Brazil 3 (0)
Medal record
Men's Football
Representing  Brazil
FIFA Confederations Cup
Winner2013 Brazil
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:49, 2 February 2021 (UTC)

Cavalieri is of Italian ancestry and holds both Italian and Brazilian passports.[3] He has earned three caps for the Brazil national team between 2012 and 2013 and was part of the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup winning team.

Club career

Palmeiras

Born in São Paulo,[1] Cavalieri started his career at Palmeiras, where he made his debut on 24 June 2002 in a 4–0 away win over Rio Claro. Cavalieri played 33 times in the Brazilian Championship.[4]

Liverpool

On 11 July 2008, he signed a four-year contract with Liverpool for an undisclosed fee believed to be in the region of £3 million.[5][6]

Cavalieri became the third Brazilian player at the club, following the signings of Fábio Aurélio and Lucas. Upon his arrival, he was handed the number 1 shirt, last worn by Jerzy Dudek.[7] Cavalieri made his competitive debut on 23 September 2008 against Crewe Alexandra in the third round of the League Cup. He made his UEFA Champions League debut on 9 December against PSV and his FA Cup debut against Preston North End almost a month later. Cavalieri appeared four times during the 2009–10 season, taking his total of appearances to eight for the club, though he never made an appearance in the Premier League. On 29 July, Cavalieri played the full 90 minutes in Liverpool's first leg of their UEFA Europa League third qualifying round tie against Macedonian side Rabotnički. Liverpool won 2–0 thanks to a David N'Gog header and a Steven Gerrard penalty.

Cesena

On 18 August 2010, then Liverpool boss Roy Hodgson confirmed Cavalieri would join Cesena after the Europa League tie against Trabzonspor. Cavalieri had been unable to dislodge Pepe Reina at Anfield since the Brazilian keeper joined Liverpool from Palmeiras in 2008. The deal was confirmed on 23 August 2010, with Brad Jones taking the vacated number 1 shirt. He left Anfield for an undisclosed fee, having played ten games in two years for Liverpool, none in the Premier League.[8] Cavalieri did not feature in a Serie A game during his six-month stint with Cesena, with head coach Massimo Ficcadenti preferring 41-year-old veteran Francesco Antonioli to him. However, he did play a game in the Coppa Italia, with Cesena losing to Novara by 3 goals to 1.

Fluminense

On 29 December 2010, Cavalieri returned to Brazil, signing with Fluminense.[9] After securing his place in the starting XI during 2011, he was an essential part on Fluminense's title campaign in 2012 First Division, and his displays earned him his debut on national team and the Best Goalkeeper award in that year.

Crystal Palace

On 2 March 2018, Cavalieri was signed by Premier League club Crystal Palace on a short-term contract.[10] He was released by the club in June on expiry of his contract.[11]

Botafogo

In December 2018, Cavalieri signed a contract with Botafogo, becoming an immediate reserve for Paraguayan goalkeeper Gatito Fernández. In the 2020–21 season Cavalieri took over the team's starting line-up after the injury to Gatito, Botafogo's main goalkeeper. At the end of the same season Cavalieri was injured and lost his starting position to Diego Loureiro. In September 2021, Botafogo announced the termination of Diego Cavalieri's contract.[12]

International career

On 13 November 2012, Cavalieri was called up by Mano Menezes for the Brazil squad that will play Superclásico de las Américas.[13] Playing 90 minutes, Cavalieri, in his debut, won the title.

Club
As of 2 February 2021[14]
Club Season National League National Cup Continental Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Palmeiras 2002 0000000000
2003 0000000000
2004 3000000030
2005 0000000000
2006 240000000240
2007 380000010390
2008 0000001010
Total 650000020670
Liverpool 2008–09 0030100040
2009–10 0030100040
2010–11 0000200020
Total 00604000100
Cesena 2010–11 0000000000
Fluminense 2011 340001040390
2012 35000100160610
2013 29020100120530
2014 3205000170540
2015 3504000170560
2016 2306000210500
2017 1604040110350
Total 21402102509803580
Crystal Palace 2017–18 0000000000
Botafogo 2019 90000030120
2020–21 220200040280
2021 0000000000
Total 310200070400
Career totals310029029010704750

    Honours

    Palmeiras

    Fluminense

    Brazil

    Individual

    References
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    2. "Diego Cavalieri". FIFA. Archived from the original on 22 March 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
    3. "Diego Cavalieri profile". Liverpool F.C. Archived from the original on 30 July 2008. Retrieved 30 July 2008.
    4. "Diego Cavalieri Profile". ZeroZeroFootball. Retrieved 27 September 2009.
    5. "Liverpool sign keeper Cavalieri". BBC Sport. 11 July 2008. Retrieved 30 July 2008.
    6. "Rafa 'making progress' on targets". Eurosport. 12 July 2008. Retrieved 20 July 2008.
    7. "Liverpool sign keeper Cavalieri". BBC Sport. 11 July 2008. Retrieved 30 July 2008.
    8. "Stopper on the move". Liverpool F.C. 23 August 2010. Archived from the original on 26 August 2010. Retrieved 23 August 2010.
    9. "Diego Cavalieri chega ao Rio nesta semana" (in Portuguese). Fluminense Football Club. 29 December 2010. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
    10. "Cavalieri Joins Palace". cpfc.co.uk. 2 March 2018. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
    11. "Three First-Team Players To Depart Palace". cpfc.co.uk. 8 June 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
    12. "Botafogo anuncia saída do goleiro Diego Cavalieri e atacante Lecaros". /tntsports.com.br. 15 September 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
    13. Mano Menezes convoca seleção e atende a pedidos (Portuguese)
    14. "Diego Cavalieri :: Diego Cavalieri :: Botafogo".
    15. "Conheça os grandes vencedores do futebol brasileiro" [Meet the big winners of Brazilian football] (in Portuguese). CBF. 23 November 2012. Archived from the original on 30 November 2012. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
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