Diego Viera (born April 10, 1972 in Montevideo, Uruguay) is a Uruguayan football (soccer) forward who played professionally in Uruguay and Major League Soccer.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | April 10, 1972 | ||
Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1990–1996 | C.A. Cerro | ||
1996 | Tampa Bay Mutiny | 17 | (5) |
1996 | → Tampa Bay Cyclones (loan) | (1) | |
1998–1999 | Florida ThunderCats (indoor) | 9 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Viera began playing for C.A. Cerro in the Primera Division Uruguaya in 1990. On February 7, 1996, the Tampa Bay Mutiny selected Viera in the fifth round (forty-seventh overall) of the 1996 MLS Inaugural Player Draft.[1] In 1998, he signed with the Florida ThunderCats in the National Professional Soccer League.[2]
References
edit- ^ 1996 Inaugural Player Draft Archived 2008-03-24 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ NATIONAL PROFESSIONAL SOCCER LEAGUE FINAL OFFICIAL STATISTICS -- 1998-1999 Archived 2016-01-28 at the Wayback Machine