Agustín Viana (born 23 August 1983) is an American-born Uruguayan former professional footballer.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Agustín Viana Ache | ||
| Date of birth | 23 August 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Chicago, Illinois, United States | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2005 | Bella Vista | 57 | (5) |
| 2006–2008 | Nacional Montevideo | 35 | (1) |
| 2008 | → Atlético Mineiro (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2008 | Bella Vista | 11 | (2) |
| 2009 | CFR Cluj | 1 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Gallipoli | 30 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | Bella Vista | 24 | (3) |
| 2011–2012 | Levadiakos | 13 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Bella Vista | 15 | (2) |
| 2013–2014 | Columbus Crew | 24 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | Danubio | 19 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| Uruguay U20 | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editViana began his career with Uruguayan side Bella Vista. He remained at the club for four years before drawing the attention of Uruguayan power Nacional Montevideo. He then joined Nacional and helped the club in capturing the 2005–06 Uruguayan Primera División title. With Nacional he made 35 league appearances and scored one goal. Viana joined Atlético Mineiro in January 2008 on loan from Nacional.[1] Viana played for the club in the 2008 Copa do Brasil[2] and Campeonato Mineiro. After one year in Brazil Viana returned to his first club Bella Vista.
In January 2009, Viana transferred to CFR Cluj.[3] However, he did not feature regularly for the Romanian club. After a brief stay in Romania Viana signed with Italian club Gallipoli and quickly established himself as a starter. The following season, he returned to Bella Vista and was one of Uruguays top defenders. In July 2010 Nacional made public his desire of reacquiring Viana.[4] However, he signed with Greek club Levadiakos and appeared in 13 league matches for the club. In 2012, he returned to Bella Vista and started all of the club's 15 matches in the Apertura and scored 2 goals.
On 28 January 2013 he signed with the Columbus Crew.[5] Viana was released on 18 November 2014 after two season with The Crew.[6]
International career
editViana was part of Uruguay's youth team set ups, including the U20 squad that competed in the 2003 South American U-20 Championship held in his native Uruguay.[7]
Honours
edit- Nacional Montevideo
References
edit- ^ "Agustín Viana é raça uruguaia no ano do Centenário" (in Portuguese). Atlético Mineiro. 3 January 2008. Archived from the original on 30 March 2008. Retrieved 21 August 2009.
- ^ "Futpedia: Agustín". Globo Esporte. Archived from the original on 20 December 2009. Retrieved 8 January 2009.
- ^ "Muresan: Nu astept chiar asa de mult sa plec in Antalya" (in Romanian). romaniansoccer.ro. 12 January 2009. Retrieved 21 August 2009.
- ^ "Nacional: llegó Aguirre y ... Fornaroli" (in Spanish). tenfielddigital.com. 8 February 2010. Archived from the original on 5 August 2010. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
- ^ Crew Communications (23 August 1983). "Crew signs Agustín Viana | Columbus Crew". Thecrew.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
- ^ "Core of 2014 MLS Cup Playoff team to return as Crew SC exercises options on contracts of 16 players". MLS. 18 November 2014. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
- ^ "JORGE DA SILVA DIO A CONOCER EL PLANTEL PARA EL SUDAMERICANO Los 20 elegidos". La Red 21. 30 December 2002. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
External links
edit- Agustín Viana at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- Agustín Viana at Soccerway
- Agustín Viana at Major League Soccer
- Agustín Viana at ESPN FC
- Profile at Guardian's Stats Centre at the Wayback Machine (archived 11 March 2012)
- Profile at EPAE.org at the Wayback Machine (archived 23 January 2016)