Diego Cavalieri
Palmeiras in 2007 | |||||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Diego Cavalieri[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | [1] | 1 December 1982||||||||||||||||
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
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Diego Cavalieri (born 1 December 1982) is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
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
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
Cesena
On 18 August 2010, then Liverpool boss
Fluminense
On 29 December 2010, Cavalieri returned to Brazil, signing with
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 | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Palmeiras
|
2002 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2003 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2004 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
2005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2006 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | |
2007 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 0 | |
2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 67 | 0 | |
Liverpool | 2008–09 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
2009–10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
2010–11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
Cesena
|
2010–11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fluminense | 2011 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 39 | 0 |
2012 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 61 | 0 | |
2013 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 53 | 0 | |
2014 | 32 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 54 | 0 | |
2015 | 35 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 56 | 0 | |
2016 | 23 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 50 | 0 | |
2017 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 35 | 0 | |
Total | 214 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 98 | 0 | 358 | 0 | |
Crystal Palace | 2017–18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Botafogo | 2019 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
2020–21 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 0 | |
2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 40 | 0 | |
Career totals | 310 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 107 | 0 | 475 | 0 |
Honours
Palmeiras
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série B: 2003
- 2008
Fluminense
Brazil
Individual
References
- ^ a b c "Cavalieri: Diego Cavalieri: Player". BDFutbol. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- ^ "Diego Cavalieri". FIFA. Archived from the original on 22 March 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
- ^ "Diego Cavalieri profile". Liverpool F.C. Archived from the original on 30 July 2008. Retrieved 30 July 2008.
- ^ "Diego Cavalieri Profile". ZeroZeroFootball. Retrieved 27 September 2009.
- ^ "Liverpool sign keeper Cavalieri". BBC Sport. 11 July 2008. Retrieved 30 July 2008.
- ^ "Rafa 'making progress' on targets". Eurosport. 12 July 2008. Retrieved 20 July 2008. [dead link]
- ^ "Liverpool sign keeper Cavalieri". BBC Sport. 11 July 2008. Retrieved 30 July 2008.
- ^ "Stopper on the move". Liverpool F.C. 23 August 2010. Archived from the original on 26 August 2010. Retrieved 23 August 2010.
- ^ "Diego Cavalieri chega ao Rio nesta semana" (in Portuguese). Fluminense Football Club. 29 December 2010. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
- ^ "Cavalieri Joins Palace". cpfc.co.uk. 2 March 2018. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
- ^ "Three First-Team Players To Depart Palace". cpfc.co.uk. 8 June 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
- ^ "Botafogo anuncia saída do goleiro Diego Cavalieri e atacante Lecaros". /tntsports.com.br. 15 September 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
- ^ Mano Menezes convoca seleção e atende a pedidos (Portuguese)
- ^ "Diego Cavalieri :: Diego Cavalieri :: Botafogo".
- ^ "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.
External links
- Diego Cavalieri – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Diego Cavalieri – UEFA competition record (archive)