Oliver Cuadrado

Oliver Cuadrado Martín (born 12 July 1977), known simply as Oliver, is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cuadrado and the second or maternal family name is Martín.

Oliver
Personal information
Full name Oliver Cuadrado Martín
Date of birth (1977-07-12) 12 July 1977
Place of birth Madrid, Spain
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1988–1996 Real Madrid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–1997 Real Madrid C 26 (0)
1997–2000 Real Madrid B 52 (0)
2000–2003 Compostela 42 (0)
2003–2004 Toledo 21 (0)
2004–2005 Guadalajara
2005–2006 Juventus Zürich
2006–2007 Extremadura 3 (0)
2007–2008 Toledo 30 (0)
2008–2010 Móstoles 44 (0)
2010–2014 Alcobendas Sport 60 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Born in Madrid, Oliver spent 12 years connected to local – and La Liga – giants Real Madrid. He only appeared with their B and C sides during his tenure, even though he occasionally trained with the first team managed by Vicente del Bosque; he was included in the latter's squad for the 2000 FIFA Club World Championship.[1][2]

Oliver signed with SD Compostela of Segunda División in August 2000 after leaving the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium,[3] appearing in 14 league matches in his first season, which ended in relegation. After being first-choice as the Galician club returned to where it came from, he was again backup in the 2002–03 campaign, with Compos again dropping down a league in spite of having finished ninth;[4] following a 2–1 loss against relegation-threatened Córdoba CF on 15 June 2003, he was accused of having been paid to help the visitors win (not holding an easy shot attempt in the Andalusians' second goal), but nothing was ever proved.[5][6]

Subsequently, Oliver resumed his career in the Segunda División B but also Tercera División, also having a spell in Switzerland with SC Young Fellows Juventus.[7][8]

References
  1. El exmadridista Oliver recibe el alta por coronavirus: "Lo primero que voy a hacer es abrazar" (Former Real Madrid man Oliver gets medical release for coronavirus: "The first thing i'll do is hold people"); Marca, 13 February 2020 (in Spanish)
  2. "Real Madrid". FIFA. Archived from the original on 12 September 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  3. El Compos incorpora al guardameta Óliver (Compos add goalkeeper Óliver); La Voz de Galicia, 17 August 2000 (in Spanish)
  4. El Compostela baja y sube el Leganés (Compostela go down and Leganés up); Diario AS, 1 August 2003 (in Spanish)
  5. Oliver da vida al Córdoba en Santiago (Oliver revives Córdoba in Santiago); Diario AS, 16 June 2003 (in Spanish)
  6. Oliver: "Yo tengo la conciencia tranquila" (Oliver: "My conscience is clear"); Diario AS, 17 June 2003 (in Spanish)
  7. El Toledo ficha al portero Oliver Cuadrado, que procede del Compostela (Toledo sign goalkeeper Oliver Cuadrado, who gomes from Compostela); ABC, 11 November 2003 (in Spanish)
  8. Oliver y 'Witcha' están encantados en Almendralejo (Oliver and 'Witcha' are thrilled in Almendralejo); Hoy, 20 August 2006 (in Spanish)
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