Diego Cavalieri

Personal information
Date of birth	1 December 1982 (1982-12-01) (age 27)
Place of birth	São Paulo, Brazil
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	Liverpool
Number	1
Youth career
2001–2002	Palmeiras
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2002–2008	Palmeiras	65	(0)
2008–	Liverpool	0	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 February 2009. † Appearances (Goals).

Diego Cavalieri (born 1 December 1982 in São Paulo) is a Brazilian footballer, currently playing as a goalkeeper for Liverpool. He is of Italian ancestry and holds both an Italian and Brazilian passport.^[1]

Contents 1 Career 1.1 Liverpool 2 Honours 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Career

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 was capped 33 times in the Brazilian Championship, conceding 47 goals.^[2]

[edit] 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.^[3] He made his first-team debut in a pre-season friendly against Tranmere Rovers on 12 July 2008.^[4]

Cavalieri became the third Brazilian player following Fábio Aurélio and Lucas Leiva. Upon his arrival Cavalieri was handed the number 1 shirt which was last worn by Jerzy Dudek. Cavalieri stated that it had been his dream to move to Europe and targeted a first team place and vowed to improve through hard work. He played a handful of Liverpool's FA Cup and UEFA Champions League games including one against PSV.^[5]

[edit] Honours

• Campeonato Paulista: 2008

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Guardian Stats Centre
• Sambafoot
• Futpédia (Portuguese)
• LFCHistory.net Profile
• ESPN Profile

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Persondata
NAME	Cavalieri, Diego
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Brazilian footballer
DATE OF BIRTH	December 1, 1982
PLACE OF BIRTH	Sao Paulo, Brazil
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH