Diego Viera
Uruguayan footballer (born 1972)
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Diego Viera (born April 10, 1972 in Montevideo, Uruguay) is a Uruguayan football (soccer) forward who played professionally in Uruguay and Major League Soccer.
Date of birth
April 10, 1972
Place of birth
Montevideo, Uruguay
Height
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Position
Striker
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | April 10, 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Position | 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]
