Nelson Vivas
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| Nelson Vivas | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nelson Davíd Vivas | |
| Date of birth | October 18, 1969 | |
| Place of birth | Granadero Baigorria, Argentina | |
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 51⁄2 in) | |
| Playing position | Defender | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 1989-1990 | Somisa de San Nicolas | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1990-1994 1994-1997 1997-1998 1998-2001 2000 (loan) 2001 2001-2003 2003 2004-2005 |
Quilmes Boca Juniors AC Lugano Arsenal F.C. Celta de Vigo Arsenal F.C. Inter Milan River Plate Quilmes |
? (?) 86 (3) 22 (1) 28 (0) 13 (0) 12 (0) 19 (0) 7 (0) 24 (0) |
| National team | ||
| 1998-2003 | Argentina | 39 (1) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Nelson David Vivas (born October 18, 1969 in Granadero Baigorria, Santa Fe, Argentina) is a former professional Argentine football player, who played primarily as right-back. Vivas is now assistant coach of Argentine legend Diego Simeone at River Plate.
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[edit] Career in Argentina
Vivas began his footballing career with Quilmes, making his first-team debut in September 10, 1991 against Newell's Old Boys. After 3 years with Quilmes, he then joined Boca Juniors, playing 86 games for them until 1998.
[edit] Move to Europe
Like many other South American footballers, Vivas made his move to Europe, joining AC Lugano of Swiss League on loan. However, he only made 10 appearances until the big break came; Arsenal signed him from Boca Juniors for £1,600,000 in August 1998.
Vivas was mainly used as backup for established full-backs Lee Dixon and Nigel Winterburn while at Arsenal; he started 18 games and came on as a substitute for a further 18 during his first season for the Gunners, as he struggled to break into the first team.
Vivas was loaned out to the La Liga outfit Celta Vigo halfway through the 1999-00 season and barely figured over the next two seasons, appearing mainly as a substitute (particularly as Arsenal had signed Oleg Luzhny and Sylvinho in the summer of 1999). Unable to establish himself as a permanent member of the team, Vivas left Arsenal when his contract expired at the end of the 2000-01 season, and joined Serie A team Internazionale of Milan. He played 69 games for Arsenal (40 as substitute), scoring one goal. At Inter, Vivas found it hard to break into the first-team and, after two seasons with the Nerazzurri, he left European football to return to his native Argentina.
[edit] Early retirement
After only one season with River Plate, Vivas returned to his first professional club, Quilmes where he played until his retirement in 2005.
Vivas served as Diego Simeone's assistant coach at Estudiantes de La Plata and is now Diego Simeone's assistant coach at River Plate.
[edit] National team
Solid defender, despite the fact that he hardly played regularly for any of his clubs in Europe, Vivas was always a regular for his national team, playing 39 games and scoring in one occasion.
[edit] External links
- Career details at National Football Teams
- (Spanish) Argentine Primera statistics
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