Viana (footballer)

Viana
Personal information
Full name	José Roberto Viana dos Santos
Date of birth	4 May 1956 (age 68)
Place of birth	São Paulo, Brazil
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1970–1975	São Paulo
Senior career*
Years	Team
1975–1980	São Paulo
1976–1977	→ Botafogo-PB (loan)
1982	Comercial-MS
1982	Goiás
1983	Comercial-MS
1985	São Bento
Managerial career
1996–1999	Fujieda Meisei High School
2000	Comercial-MS
2001–2002	CENE
2005	Moreninhas-MS
2008	Paulistano (São Roque)
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 December 2023

José Roberto Viana dos Santos (born 4 May 1956), simply known as Viana, is a Brazilian former professional footballer and manager who played as a midfielder.

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Career

Since he had a baby tooth in São Paulo's youth categories, Viana was a multi-champion, being part of the Brazilian champion squad in 1977 and the state champion squad in 1980.^[1]^[2] Loaned to Botafogo de Paraíba in 1976, he also won the Paraíba state title. He also had successful spells at Comercial-MS and São Bento.^[3]

Managerial career

Viana went to Japan to work as a technical assistant, and for 4 years coached the Fujieda Meisei High School team in Shizuoka. Returned to Brazil to coach Comercial-MS during the Copa João Havelange Group Green and White, and later became the first champion coach with CENE. He also worked at FFMS and later trained AA Moreninhas and Paulistano de São Roque. He currently owns a football school in the city of Campo Grande.^[3]