- Filipe Oliveira
Infobox Football biography
playername= Filipe Oliveira
fullname = Filipe Vilaça Oliveira
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1984|5|27
cityofbirth =Braga
countryofbirth =Portugal
height = Height|m=1.77
currentclub =SC Braga
clubnumber =
position = Attacking Midfielder / Winger
youthyears =
2001-2002
youthclubs = SC Braga B
FC Porto B
years = 2002-2005
2004-2005
2005-2007
2007-2008
2008-
clubs = Chelsea
Preston North End (loan)C.S. Marítimo Leixões S.C. SC Braga
caps(goals) = 5 (0)
5 (0)
47 (1)
23 (0)
0 (0)
nationalyears = 2003-2007
nationalteam = Portugal U-21
nationalcaps(goals) =
pcupdate =
ntupdate =Filipe Vilaça Oliveira born 27 May,1984 in
Braga ,Portugal is a Portuguese football Winger. He is currently playing with Portuguese outfitSC Braga .Oliveira started his footballing career at his local club of
SC Braga , from there he moved into theFC Porto youth system. There he was part of the side that won the Youth Championship for the 2000-2001 season.Oliveira joined Chelsea in 2002 from F.C. Porto for a reported cost of £500,000. He managed to impress during training and pre-season matches. Also that year he made his Premiership debut at Manchester City. However he never managed to break into the regular side. In 2004 he had a loan spell at Preston. In the 2004-2005 season he played once, as a substitute in the last game against Newcastle. During the summer of 2005, Oliveira agreed to be released from his contract with Chelsea in order to seek a club back in his homeland, eventually signing forMarítimo , rejoining team mateNuno Morais .After a fruitless season in 2006/07, Oliveira was released from his contract just days before the start of the 2007/08 campaign and was quickly snapped up byLeixões S.C. on a free transfer.In June 2008 he signed forSC Braga after impressive performance forLeixões SC At the international level he has managed to score regularly for the Portugal Under-21's. He has represented his country at every level from Under-15 to Under-19. He was part of the
Portugal team that finished runners up toItaly in the UEFA European Under-19 Championship in 2003.External links
*soccerbase|33316
* [http://www.chelseafc.com/article.asp?hlid=294518&m=7&y=2005&nav=news&sub=latest+news News of Release]
* [http://soccernet.espn.go.com/player?id=25296&cc=5739 Soccernet Profile]
* [http://www.uefa.com/Competitions/UCL/Players/Player=58947/ UEFA Profile]
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