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

Club 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 Primeira Liga, almost always as a starter– Académica de Coimbra and S.C. Lusitânia, retiring in 2008 at the age of 35.

Raúl Oliveira

Oliveira started an abroad stint in England with Bradford City in early 1997, appearing in only two Division One games during the campaign for Chris Kamara's team and subsequently resuming his career in Portugal.

Raúl Oliveira

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1972 births

Living people

Portuguese men's footballers

Footballers from Lisbon

Men's association football defenders

Primeira Liga players

Liga Portugal 2 players

Segunda Divisão players

Amora F.C. players

C.F. Os Belenenses players

S.C. Farense players

C.F. Estrela da Amadora players

Académica de Coimbra (football) players

S.C. Lusitânia players

English Football League players

Bradford City A.F.C. players

Portuguese expatriate men's footballers

Expatriate men's footballers in England

Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in England

Raúl Oliveira