Claudio Alejandro Vivas (born 12 August 1968), is an Argentine professional football

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and former player who played as a

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Coaching career

Vivas started his management career at

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and he became famous by working as assistant of

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at the Argentina national team and at

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club

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. In 2019 he became the manager of Bolivar, however in late 2020, was fired. In April 2021, Vivas became the head coach of Cusco FC of the

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Personal life

Vivas' older brother

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is also a football manager.

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* 1968 births Living people Argentine men's footballers Footballers from Rosario, Santa Fe Men's association football goalkeepers Newell's Old Boys footballers Argentine football managers Argentine Primera División managers Racing Club de Avellaneda managers Instituto managers Club Atlético Banfield managers Chile national under-20 football team managers Cusco FC managers Sporting Cristal managers Argentinos Juniors managers {{Argentina-footy-bio-stub