Maxi Viera
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Maximiliano Viera | ||
| Date of birth | October 24, 1968 | ||
| Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1983-1987 | C.A. Peñarol | 86 | (15) |
| 1989-1991 | Rampla Juniors | 45 | (5) |
| 1992-1993 | Macara Ecuador-Huracan Uruguay | 36 | (2) |
| 1994-1995 | Sud América | 44 | (2) |
| 1995-1996 | Regional Atacama | 15 | (2) |
| 1996-1997 | Sud América & Arizona Sandsharks CISL (loan) | 46 | (16) |
| 1999 | San Jose Clash | 0 | (0) |
| 1999 | San Francisco Bay Seals | 1 | (0) |
| 2000 | St. Louis Ambush (indoor) | 23 | (4) |
| 2001 | Tucson Fireballs | 5 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Maximiliano "Maxi" Viera is a retired Uruguayan-American football (soccer) midfielder.
Player
Viera, son of Uruguayan international Milton Viera, graduated from Italian High School in Montevideo, Uruguay. In 1983, he began his professional career with C.A. Peñarol before moving to Rampla Juniors in 1989. In 1992, Viera moved to Ecuador to play for Macará Ambato for one season before returning to Uruguay to join Huracan Buceo and Sud América in 1994. In 1995, Viera moved to Chile to play for Regional Atacama before moving to the United States.
On February 7, 1999, the San Jose Clash selected Viera in the first round (11th overall) of the 1999 MLS Supplemental Draft. On June 30, 1999, the Clash waived Viera. He played one game for the San Francisco Bay Seals in 1999. In February 2000, he signed with the St. Louis Ambush of the National Professional Soccer League. The Ambush folded at the end of the season. In 2001, Viera played for the Tucson Fireballs.
Viera is a FIFA Players Agent for the Uruguayan Association of Football and the Technical Director of the Ahwatukee Foothills soccer club in Phoenix, Arizona.[1]
Honors
- Defender of the Year: 1990
- Rookie of the Year: 1990
- Player of the Year: 1991 (shared with Juan Ramón Carrasco)
- Player of the year: 1994 (award Radios of Uruguay)
- Integración Cup Uruguayan Champion 1995
- Uruguayan Champion 1995 B
- VYSL Coach of the year in Arizona 2006, 2007
