Juan Francisco Viveros

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Viveros and the second or maternal family name is Opazo.
Juan Francisco Viveros
Personal information
Full name Juan Francisco Viveros Opazo
Date of birth (1980-08-11) 11 August 1980 (age 41)
Place of birth Concepción, Chile
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Deportes Concepción (director)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997 Huachipato – (–)
1998–1999 Lourinhanense 25 (10)
1999–2001 Sporting CP 3 (0)
1999–2000 → Lourinhanense (loan) 21 (3)
2000–2001 → Alverca (loan) 5 (0)
2001–2002 Huachipato 42 (4)
2003 União Leiria 4 (0)
2005 Santiago Wanderers 26 (6)
2006 Universidad de Concepción 26 (3)
2007–2009 Ñublense 81 (13)
2010–2011 Lota Schwager 54 (9)
2011–2014 Halcones – (–)
2014–2015 Al-Ittihad Club – (–)
2014–2015 → Comunicaciones (loan) – (–)
National team
1997 Chile U17 3 (2)
Teams managed
Ñublense (youth)
2021– Deportes Concepción (director)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Juan Francisco Viveros Opazo (born 11 August 1980), nicknamed El Táctico (The Tactician),[1] is a Chilean football manager and former footballer.

Club career[]

As player of Sporting CP, he ran into Cristiano Ronaldo, Quaresma and Kasper Schmeichel.[1] His last club in Chile was the Primera B side Lota Schwager.

International career[]

Viveros was part of the Chilean under-17 national side who participated in the 1997 FIFA U-17 World Championship.[2] He scored two goals in the group stage against Thailand.[3]

Managerial career[]

Viveros graduated as a Football Manager at the Chilean Instituto Nacional del Fútbol (Football National Institute) and has worked as manager of the Ñublense Youth Team. Previously, he worked as Coordinator for the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Chillán.[4] On 2021 season, he joined Segunda División side Deportes Concepción as Director of Football.[5]

Personal life[]

He is the nephew of the former Chilean international footballer Gustavo Viveros and cousin of Ricardo Viveros.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Vera, Pablo (21 May 2019). "El olvidado primer compañero chileno de Cristiano Ronaldo" (in Spanish). AS Chile. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Campeonato do Mundo Sub-17 1997" [1997 U-17 World Championship] (in Portuguese). ZeroZero. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  3. ^ "Thailand - Chile". FIFA.com. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  4. ^ "Juan Francisco Viveros, designado Jefe de Sede Chillán del Mundial Sub 17". www.municipalidadchillan.cl. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Juan Francisco Viveros es el nuevo director deportivo de Deportes Concepción". Diario Concepción (in Spanish). 13 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  6. ^ "Viveros Ricardo". En Una Baldosa (in Spanish). 8 February 2006. Retrieved 13 April 2021.

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