Ricardo Viveros | |
Fullname: | Ricardo Aquilino Viveros Farías |
Birth Date: | 5 October 1978 |
Birth Place: | Quillón, Chile |
Position: | Left wing-back |
Youthclubs1: | Cerro Porteño Quillón |
Youthclubs2: | Huachipato |
Years1: | 1997 |
Years2: | 1998 |
Years3: | 1999 |
Years4: | 2000–2002 |
Goals4: | 1 |
Years5: | 2003 |
Caps5: | 13 |
Goals5: | 0 |
Years6: | 2004 |
Caps6: | 3 |
Goals6: | 0 |
Years7: | 2005 |
Years8: | 2006 |
Caps8: | 28 |
Goals8: | 6 |
Years9: | 2007 |
Caps9: | 7 |
Goals9: | 0 |
Years10: | 2007–2008 |
Years11: | 2009 |
Caps11: | 1 |
Goals11: | 0 |
Years12: | 2009–2010 |
Clubs12: | Chile Unido |
Years13: | 2011 |
Clubs13: | Norrköping Bosna |
Caps13: | 20 |
Goals13: | 5 |
Years14: | 2012–2015 |
Clubs14: | Chile Unido |
Caps14: | 76 |
Goals14: | 11 |
Years15: | 2016–2017 |
Caps15: | 27 |
Goals15: | 7 |
Years16: | 2020 |
Clubs16: | Kimstad GoIF |
Caps16: | 3 |
Goals16: | 1 |
Years17: | 2021–2022 |
Clubs17: | FF Jaguar |
Caps17: | 3 |
Goals17: | 0 |
Managerclubs1: | IFK Norrköping (youth assistant) |
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.
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]
He has worked for the IFK Norrköping youth system as fitness coach and assistant.[9]
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]
Unión La Calera