Manuel Viniegra García (born 26 April 1988) is a Mexican professional

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who plays as a

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Club career

Viniegra started his career with Liga MX club

Tigres UANL Club de Fútbol Tigres de la Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, simply known as Tigres UANL or Tigres, is a Mexican professional football club based in San Nicolás de los Garza, a city in the Monterrey metropolitan area, Nuevo León. Fou ...

. He made his professional debut during the 2007 Clausura tournament under head coach

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, and has played for the

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International

Viniegra got called up by

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to play for

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against

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on August 15, 2012 and wore the number 6.

International Caps

''As of 15 August 2012''

Honours

Tigres UANL * Liga MX: Apertura 2011,

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, Apertura 2016

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Viniegra, Manuel 1988 births Living people Mexico international footballers Footballers from Nuevo León Tigres UANL footballers Atlante F.C. footballers C.D. Veracruz footballers FC Juárez footballers Liga MX players Mexican footballers Association football midfielders