Diego Cavalieri

Diego Cavalieri (born 1 December 1982 in São Paulo), is a Brazilian people football (soccer) Football (soccer) positions Goalkeeper who currently plays for English club Liverpool F.C.. He wears the Squad Number 1 for the team. As his surname suggests, he has Italian ancestry and he holds both an Italy and Brazilian passport.

Career

Cavalieri made his professional debut for Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras in a 4–0 away win at Rio Claro Futebol Clube in the Campeonato Paulista on 24 June 2002. In the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Cavalieri played 33 League games for Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras, conceding 47 goals.

On 11 July 2008 he signed for a deal until 2012 with Liverpool F.C. for an undisclosed fee believed to be in the region of £3 million He made his first-team debut in a pre-season friendly game against Tranmere Rovers on 12 July 2008.

Cavalieri became the third Brazilian player following Fabio Aurelio and Lucas Leiva in Liverpool's history. Upon his arrival Cavalieri was handed the number one shirt which was last worn by Jerzy Dudek. On his arrival 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.

Honours

- Campeonato Paulista: Campeonato Paulista 2008