Ricardo Viveros (footballer, born 1978)

Ricardo Aquilino Viveros Farías (born 5 October 1978) is a Chilean former footballer who played as a forward and left-back for clubs in Chile and Sweden.

Ricardo Viveros
Personal information
Full name Ricardo Aquilino Viveros Farías
Date of birth (1978-10-05) 5 October 1978 (age 46)
Place of birth Quillón, Chile
Position(s) Left wing-back
Youth career
Cerro Porteño Quillón
Huachipato
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997 Huachipato
1998 Universidad San Sebastián
1999 Magallanes
2000–2002 Unión La Calera (1)
2003 Unión San Felipe 13 (0)
2004 Deportes Puerto Montt 3 (0)
2005 Naval
2006 Unión La Calera 28 (6)
2007 Deportes Concepción 7 (0)
2007–2008 IFK Norrköping
2009 Lota Schwager 1 (0)
2009–2010 Chile Unido
2011 Norrköping Bosna 20 (5)
2012–2015 Chile Unido 76 (11)
2016–2017 Azech SF 27 (7)
2020 Kimstad GoIF 3 (1)
2021–2022 FF Jaguar 3 (0)
Managerial career
IFK Norrköping (youth assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

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As a youth player, Viveros was with club Cerro Porteño from Quillón and Huachipato. He began his career as a forward, but he turned into a left-back.[1] In the Chilean Primera División, he played for Huachipato, Unión San Felipe,[2] Deportes Puerto Montt[3] and Deportes Concepción.[4]

In his homeland, he also played for Universidad San Sebastián, Magallanes,[1] Unión La Calera,[5] Naval and Lota Schwager.[6] As a member of Unión La Calera, he won the league title of the Tercera División in 2000.[5]

In second half 2007, he moved to Sweden and joined IFK Norrköping in the Superettan.[4] After suffering a serious injury, he returned to Chile in 2008.[7]

In 2009, he returned to Sweden and went on his career at low categories playing for Chile Unido,[4] Norrköping Bosna, Azech SF, Kimstad GoIF and FF Jaguar.[8]

Coaching career

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He has worked for the IFK Norrköping youth system as fitness coach and assistant.[9]

Personal life

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His son, Ricky, took part of the IFK Norrköping youth ranks.[10]

Despite Viveros made his home in Sweden, he has a closeness with his city of birth, Quillón, also performing as an experience teller for the municipality.[11]

Honours

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Unión La Calera

References

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  1. ^ a b "Provspelare hos IFK Norrköping". www.svenskafans.com (in Swedish). 17 July 2007.
  2. ^ "San Felipe 2003 - Campeonato de Clausura". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  3. ^ "Puerto Montt 2004 - Campeonato de Apertura". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  4. ^ a b c "Ricardo Viveros, el romperredes Chileno las hace todas en Suecia". Bocón Radio Chile (in Spanish). 22 December 2009. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Historia - TERCER ASCENSO A PRIMERA DIVISIÓN" (in Spanish). Unión La Calera. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  6. ^ "Ficha Estadistica de RICARDO VIVEROS ricardo viveros- (perfil, ficha, profile, stats)". www.bdfa.com.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  7. ^ (Futbolistas. Chilenos en el Exterior) #DonRecuerdo: Año 2007, Ricardo Viveros Farias on Facebook (in Spanish). 30 July 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  8. ^ "Ricardo Aquilino Viveros Farias - Lagstatistik". www.lagstatistik.se (in Swedish). 2023. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  9. ^ "Ricardo Aquilino Viveros Farias / IFK Norrköping - P2012 (P11)". www.svenskalag.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  10. ^ "2 Ricky Viveros / IFK Norrköping - P2012 (P11)". www.svenskalag.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  11. ^ "ACTA DE CONCEJO MUNICIPAL SESIÓN ORDINARIA N° 047/2013" (PDF). www.quillon.cl (in Spanish). Quillón, Chile: Municipality of Quillón. 18 November 2013. p. 3. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
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