Juan Manuel "Manu" Viale Ochoa (born 9 March 1981) is an Argentine footballer who plays for Spanish club CF Mollet as a central defender.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juan Manuel Viale Ochoa | ||
| Date of birth | 9 March 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Córdoba, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Mollet | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1999 | Mallorca | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2003 | Mallorca B | 90 | (5) |
| 2002–2003 | → Ciudad Murcia (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Sabadell | 25 | (1) |
| 2004–2005 | Zamora | 27 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Gramenet | 23 | (1) |
| 2006 | Figueres | 9 | (0) |
| 2007 | Logroñés | 19 | (0) |
| 2007–2009 | Dénia | 63 | (5) |
| 2009–2014 | Hospitalet | 129 | (5) |
| 2014–2016 | Sant Andreu | 55 | (4) |
| 2016–2017 | Vilassar Mar | 14 | (1) |
| 2017– | Mollet | 8 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 August 2018 | |||
Football career
editBorn in Córdoba, Viale played his entire senior career in Spain, but never in higher than Segunda División B. He started out at RCD Mallorca in 1999, but was all but associated with the B-team during his four-year tenure; he appeared in two games with the main squad in the 2000 UEFA Intertoto Cup, both against FC Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț (3–4 aggregate loss).[1][2]
In the 2008–09 season Viale scored a career-high three goals in 32 games, helping CD Dénia narrowly avoid relegation from the third level.[3]
Personal life
editHe have a 4 chilldrens: Andrea Viale, Alex Viale, Manel Viale and Martin Viale . Viale's younger brother, Lucas, was also a footballer and a stopper. They shared teams at CE L'Hospitalet[4] and UE Sant Andreu.[5]
References
edit- ^ El Mallorca gana en la Intertoto (Mallorca win in Intertoto); Mundo Deportivo, 2 July 2000 (in Spanish)
- ^ El Ceahlaul rumano elimina al filial del Real Mallorca (Romania's Cehlaul kick Mallorca reserves out); Mundo Deportivo, 9 July 2000 (in Spanish)
- ^ L'Hospi fitxa al central Viale, del Dènia (Hospi sign stopper Viale, from Dénia); LH Digital, 26 June 2009 (in Catalan)
- ^ Els germans Manu i Lucas Viale deixen l'Hospitalet (Brothers Manu and Lucas Viale leave Hospitalet); L'Esportiu, 20 July 2014 (in Catalan)
- ^ Els germans Viale fitxen per al Sant Andreu (The Viale brothers sign for Sant Andreu); BTV, 21 July 2014 (in Catalan)
External links
edit- Manu Viale at BDFutbol
- Manu Viale at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
- Manu Viale at Soccerway