Maxi Viera
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Maximiliano Viera | ||
| Date of birth | October 24, 1968 | ||
| Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
| Height | 5 ft 6.5 in (1.69 m) | ||
| Playing position | Mid fielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1983–1987 | C.A. Peñarol | 86 | (15) |
| 1989–1991 | Rampla Juniors | 45 | (5) |
| 1992–1993 | Macara Ecuador-Huracan Uruguay | 36 | (2) |
| 1994–1995 | Sud América | 44 | (2) |
| 1995–1996 | Regional Atacama | 15 | (2) |
| 1996–1997 | Sud América & Arizona Sandsharks CISL (loan) | 46 | (16) |
| 1999 | San Jose Clash | 3 | (0) |
| 1999 | San Francisco Bay Seals | 1 | (0) |
| 2000 | St. Louis Ambush | 33 | (4) |
| 2001 | Tucson Fireballs | 23 | (6) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Maximiliano "Maxi" Viera is a retired Uruguayan football (soccer) midfielder. In 2015, he became the assistant coach on the National Team of Qatar. In 2018 FC Arizona signed Coach Viera for the NPSL season as the Head Coach.[1]
Player
Viera, son of Uruguayan international Milton Viera, graduated from Italian High School in Montevideo, Uruguay. In 1983, he began his professional career with C.A. Peñarol before moving to Rampla Juniors in 1989. In 1992, Viera moved to Ecuador to play for Macará Ambato for one season before returning to Uruguay to join Huracán Buceo and Sud América in 1994. In 1995, Viera moved to Chile to play for Regional Atacama before moving to the United States.
On February 7, 1999, the San Jose Clash selected Viera in the first round (11th overall) of the 1999 MLS Supplemental Draft. Viera spent most of his time with the Clash on injured reserves with a broken right clavicle. Viera was up for selection off the bench June 3rd, 1999 vs Colorado Rapids. On June 30, 1999, the Clash waived Viera. He played one game for the San Francisco Bay Seals in 1999. He signed with the Colorado Rapids for the remainder of the 1999 season, made no appearances. In February 2000, he signed with the St. Louis Ambush of the National Professional Soccer League. The Ambush folded at the end of the season. In 2001, Viera played for the Tucson Fireballs.
Viera was the Technical Director of the Ahwatukee Foothills soccer club in Phoenix, Arizona from 2011 to 2015 before he signed with the Qatari National Team as the Assistant Coach. In 2017 Legacy Arizona asked Coach Viera to work in the Club and to mentor younger coaches as Assistant Director in the club
Honors
- Defender of the Year: 1990
- Rookie of the Year: 1990
- Player of the Year: 1991 (shared with Juan Ramón Carrasco)
- Player of the year: 1994 (award Radios of Uruguay)
- Integración Cup Uruguayan Champion 1995
- Uruguayan Champion 1995 B
- VYSL Coach of the year in Arizona 2006, 2007
- Assistant Coach Qatar National Team 2015
- Assistant Director U19-U18 Legacy Arizona 2017
- 2018 FC Arizona Head Coach NPSL
