| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | April 10, 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1990-1996 | C.A. Cerro | ||
| 1996 | Tampa Bay Mutiny | 17 | (5) |
| 1998-1999 | Florida ThunderCats (indoor) | 9 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Diego Viera (born April 10, 1972 in Montevideo, Uruguay) is a Uruguayan football (soccer) forward who played professionally in Uruguay and Major League Soccer.
Viera began playing for C.A. Cerro in the Primera Division Uruguaya in 1990. On February 7, 1996, the Tampa Bay Mutiny selected Viera in the fifth round (forty-seventh overall) of the 1996 MLS Inaugural Player Draft.[1] In 1998, he signed with the Florida ThunderCats in the National Professional Soccer League.[2]