Mario Roberto Viera Gil (born 19 October 1959) is a Uruguayan

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and former player who played as a

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Career

Born in

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, Viera only represented clubs in his home nation as a player, notably being a part of the Bella Vista squad who featured in the

1981 Copa Libertadores The 1981 Copa Libertadores was won by Flamengo of Brazil, who beat Cobreloa of Chile in the finals, without losing a match in their campaign on the way to win their first title.Gerardo Pelusso Gerardo Cono Pelusso Boyrie (born February 25, 1954) is a Uruguayan football manager Management (or managing) is the administration of organizations, whether businesses, nonprofit organizations, or a government bodies through business admi ...

's assistant at

Everton de Viña del Mar Everton de Viña del Mar is a Football in Chile, Chilean football club based in the city of Viña del Mar. The club was founded 24 June 1909 after a group of British Chilean, Anglo-Chilean teenagers formed a football club and named it after th ...

. In 2000, after a year as an assistant at Independiente Petrolero, Viera made his managerial debut while in charge of Chinese club Tianjin Lifei in the

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. He returned to his hometown in 2001 to manage Atlético Florida, but was later in charge of another Chinese club, Tianjin Mingte, in 2002. Viera returned to work as an assistant of Pelusso at Cerro,

Danubio Danubio Fútbol Club is a Uruguayan association football, football club based in Jardines del Hipódromo, Montevideo that currently plays in the Uruguayan Primera División. Founded in 1945, the club's home stadium is Jardines del Hipódromo Ma ...

and

Alianza Lima Club Alianza Lima, more commonly known as simply Alianza Lima, is a Peru, Peruvian professional sports club based in La Victoria District, Lima, La Victoria District of Lima, Peru. The club was founded under the name of Sport Alianza on February ...

before being appointed manager of

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in 2008. He left the club in 2010, and was named at the helm of

Unión Comercio Club Deportivo Unión Comercio, simply known as Unión Comercio, is a Peruvian professional football club based in the city of Nueva Cajamarca, San Martín, Peru. The club plays in the Liga 2, the second tier of Peruvian football, after being ...

in 2012. On 14 December 2012, Viera was appointed manager of

Cienciano Club Cienciano, more commonly known as Cienciano, is a Peru, Peruvian professional association football, football club based in Cusco, that currently plays in the Peruvian Primera División. It gained worldwide recognition after defeating Club At ...

. He left the club on 13 May 2014, and spent more than a year without a club before taking over

Comerciantes Unidos Club Deportivo Comerciantes Unidos, shortened to Comerciantes Unidos, is a Peruvian professional football club from Cutervo, Cajamarca. It was founded in 2002 and currently plays in the Peruvian Primera División, after gaining promotion from th ...

. Viera opted to leave Comerciantes on 27 December 2016, and took over

Sport Boys The Sport Boys Association, commonly referred to as the Sport Boys or simply the Boys, is a Peruvian association football club based in the port city of Callao, founded on 28 July 1927. The club currently participate in the Peruvian Primera Divi ...

four days later. He was sacked on 1 March 2018, he was named at the helm of

Ayacucho Ayacucho (, , derived from the words ''aya'' ("death" or "soul") and ''k'uchu'' ("corner") in honour of the battle of Ayacucho), founded in 1540 as San Juan de la Frontera de Huamanga and known simply as Huamanga (Quechua: Wamanga) until 1825, i ...

on 6 June. On 28 November 2019, Viera left Ayacucho to join

Carlos A. Mannucci Carlos A. Mannucci, known simply as Mannucci, is a professional football club based in Trujillo, La Libertad, Peru. The club is the most important in the city having represented Trujillo in the first division of Peruvian football in multiple occ ...

as a sporting director. On 26 May 2021, he returned to the manager duties after being appointed at

Universidad Técnica de Cajamarca Universidad Técnica de Cajamarca (usually referred to as UTC) is a Peruvian football club based in the city of Cajamarca, Peru and is the largest in the city. It was founded in 1964 and play in the Peruvian Primera División which is the top tier ...

. On 13 November 2021, Viera was appointed manager of

Alianza Atlético Club Alianza Atlético de Sullana, shorted to Alianza Atlético, is a Peru, Peruvian professional association football, football club, located in the city of Sullana. The club was founded in 1920 and promoted to the Primera División Peruana, Peruv ...

for the 2022 season. He left on 4 November 2022, and returned to Mannucci the following day.

Honours

Sport Boys *

Peruvian Segunda División The Peruvian Second Division (; known simply as ''Second Division'', and Liga 2 Caja Cusco for sponsorship reasons), officially known as Liga 2, is the second-highest division in the Peruvian football league system. Founded in 1943, it is a profess ...

: 2017

References

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at EuroSport.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Viera, Mario 1959 births Living people Footballers from Florida, Uruguay Uruguayan men's footballers C.A. Bella Vista players Racing Club de Montevideo players Miramar Misiones players Uruguayan Primera División players Uruguayan Segunda División players Men's association football goalkeepers Uruguayan football managers Peruvian Primera División managers Club Deportivo Universidad César Vallejo managers Unión Comercio managers Cienciano managers Comerciantes Unidos managers Sport Boys managers Ayacucho FC managers Universidad Técnica de Cajamarca managers Alianza Atlético managers Carlos A. Mannucci managers Uruguayan expatriate football managers Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Chile Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Bolivia Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in China Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Peru Expatriate football managers in Chile Expatriate football managers in Bolivia Expatriate football managers in China Expatriate football managers in Peru 20th-century Uruguayan sportsmen