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Mario Viera

Mario Viera

Uruguayan footballer and manager (born 1959)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Viera and the second or maternal family name is Gil.

Mario Roberto Viera Gil (born 19 October 1959) is a Uruguayan football manager and former player who played as a goalkeeper.

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Career

Born in Florida, Viera only represented clubs in his home nation as a player, notably being a part of the Bella Vista squad who featured in the 1981 Copa Libertadores. After retiring, he was named Gerardo Pelusso's assistant at Everton de Viña del Mar.

In 2000, after a year as an assistant at Independiente Petrolero, Viera made his managerial debut while in charge of Chinese club Tianjin Lifei in the China League Two. He returned to his hometown in 2001 to manage Atlético Florida, but was later in charge of another Chinese club, Tianjin Mingte, in 2002.

Viera returned to work as an assistant of Pelusso at Cerro, Danubio and Alianza Lima before being appointed manager of Universidad César Vallejo in 2008. He left the club in 2010, and was named at the helm of Unión Comercio in 2012.

On 14 December 2012, Viera was appointed manager of Cienciano.[1] He left the club on 13 May 2014,[2] and spent more than a year without a club before taking over Comerciantes Unidos.

Viera opted to leave Comerciantes on 27 December 2016,[3] and took over Sport Boys four days later.[4] He was sacked on 1 March 2018,[5] he was named at the helm of Ayacucho on 6 June.[6]

On 28 November 2019, Viera left Ayacucho to join Carlos A. Mannucci as a sporting director.[7] On 26 May 2021, he returned to the manager duties after being appointed at Universidad Técnica de Cajamarca.[8]

On 13 November 2021, Viera was appointed manager of Alianza Atlético for the 2022 season.[9] He left on 4 November 2022, and returned to Mannucci the following day.[10]

Honours

Sport Boys

References

  1. [1]
    "Mario Viera asumió como DT del Cienciano, en Perú" [Mario Vieira took over as manager of Cienciano, in Peru] (in Spanish). Tenfield. 14 December 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  2. [2]
    "Mario Viera dejó de ser técnico de Cienciano" [Mario Viera left as manager of Cienciano] (in Spanish). América Televisión. 13 May 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  3. [3]
    "Mario Viera decidió no continuar como DT de Comerciantes Unidos" [Mario Vieira decided not to continue as manager of Comerciantes Unidos] (in Spanish). Andina. 27 December 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  4. [4]
    "Mario Viera es el nuevo DT de Boys" [Mario Viera is the new manager of the Boys] (in Spanish). Segunda Perú. 31 December 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  5. [5]
    "Sport Boys: Mario Viera dejó de ser técnico de los rosados" [Sport Boys: Mario Veira left as manager of the rosados] (in Spanish). El Comercio. 1 March 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  6. [6]
    "Mario Viera fue contratado como director técnico en Ayacucho FC" [Mario Viera was signed as manager at Ayacucho FC] (in Spanish). Diario Correo. 6 June 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  7. [7]
    "Mario Viera deja Ayacucho FC y fue presentado en Carlos Mannucci" [Mario Viera leaves Ayacucho FC and was presented at Carlos Mannucci] (in Spanish). Fútbol Peruano. 28 November 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  8. [8]
    "Liga 1: Mario Viera fue oficializado como nuevo técnico de UTC de Cajamarca" [Liga 1: Mario Viera was officially appointed as new manager of UTC de Cajamarca] (in Spanish). Fútbol Peruano. 25 May 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  9. [9]
    "Alianza Atlético oficializó a Mario Viera como su entrenador para la Liga 1 del 2022" [Alianza Atlético made Mario Viera official as their manager for the 2022 Liga 1] (in Spanish). Fútbol Peruano. 14 November 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  10. [10]
    "Mario Viera es nuevo entrenador de Carlos A. Mannucci" [Mario Viera is the new manager of Carlos A. Mannucci] (in Spanish). Radio Programas del Perú. 5 November 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
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