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Juan Francisco Viveros Opazo (born 11 August 1980), nicknamed El Táctico (The Tactician),[1] is a Chilean football manager and former footballer.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juan Francisco Viveros Opazo | ||
| Date of birth | 11 August 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Concepción, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Deportes Concepción (director) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997 | Huachipato | – | (–) |
| 1998–1999 | Lourinhanense | 25 | (10) |
| 1999–2001 | Sporting CP | 3 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 | → Lourinhanense (loan) | 21 | (3) |
| 2000–2001 | → Alverca (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | Huachipato | 42 | (4) |
| 2003 | União Leiria | 4 | (0) |
| 2005 | Santiago Wanderers | 26 | (6) |
| 2006 | Universidad de Concepción | 26 | (3) |
| 2007–2009 | Ñublense | 81 | (13) |
| 2010–2011 | Lota Schwager | 54 | (9) |
| 2011–2014 | Halcones | – | (–) |
| 2014–2015 | Al-Ittihad Club | – | (–) |
| 2014–2015 | → Comunicaciones (loan) | – | (–) |
| International career | |||
| 1997 | Chile U17 | 3 | (2) |
| Managerial career | |||
| Ñublense (youth) | |||
| 2021– | Deportes Concepción (director) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
As player of Sporting CP, he ran into Cristiano Ronaldo, Quaresma and Kasper Schmeichel.[1] His last club in Chile was the Primera B side Lota Schwager.
Viveros was part of the Chilean under-17 national side who participated in the 1997 FIFA U-17 World Championship.[2] He scored two goals in the group stage against Thailand.[3]
Viveros graduated as a Football Manager at the Chilean Instituto Nacional del Fútbol (Football National Institute) and has worked as manager of the Ñublense Youth Team. Previously, he worked as Coordinator for the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Chillán.[4] On 2021 season, he joined Segunda División side Deportes Concepción as Director of Football.[5]
He is the nephew of the former Chilean international footballer Gustavo Viveros and cousin of Ricardo Viveros.[6]
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