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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nelson Davíd Vivas | ||
| Date of birth | (1969-10-18)18 October 1969 (age 56) | ||
| Place of birth | Granadero Baigorria, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Atlético Madrid (assistant) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1989–1990 | Somisa de San Nicolas | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990–1994 | Quilmes | 93 | (3) |
| 1994–1997 | Boca Juniors | 86 | (3) |
| 1998 | →Lugano (loan) | 22 | (1) |
| 1998–2001 | Arsenal | 40 | (0) |
| 2000 | →Celta Vigo (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2001–2003 | Inter Milan | 19 | (0) |
| 2003 | River Plate | 7 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Quilmes | 24 | (0) |
| Total | 275 | (7) | |
| International career | |||
| 1994–2003 | Argentina | 39 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2013 | Quilmes | ||
| 2015–2017 | Estudiantes | ||
| 2017 | Defensa y Justicia | ||
| 2018– | Atlético Madrid (assistant) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Nelson David Vivas (born 18 October 1969) is an Argentine former professionalfootballer and manager who played as aright-back. Vivas played for clubsQuilmes,Boca Juniors,Lugano,Arsenal,Celta Vigo,Inter Milan andRiver Plate. He also played for theArgentina national team. Vivas has gone on to manage sides Quilmes,Estudiantes andDefensa y Justicia.[1][2][3]
Vivas was born inGranadero Baigorria,Santa Fe, Argentina. He began his professional footballing career withQuilmes. After three years with Quilmes, he then joinedBoca Juniors. Vivas in all played 98 games and scored three goals for Azul y Oro.[4][2]
Vivas then made his move to Europe, joiningLugano of the Swiss League on loan. He went on to make ten appearances during his stay at the club.Arsenal eventually signed him fromBoca Juniors for £1,600,000 in August 1998.[5][6][4]
Vivas was at first used as backup for established full-backsLee Dixon andNigel Winterburn while at Arsenal. He started 18 games and played as asubstitute for another 18 matches during his debut season atHighbury. Vivas scored his first and only goal for the Gunners against Derby County in the League Cup.[7][5] He had a setback when he missed a penalty in a shootout as Arsenal crashed out of the 1999/2000 League Cup toMiddlesbrough.[8]
Vivas was loaned out to theLa Liga outfitCelta Vigo halfway through the1999–00 season. As Arsenal had signedOleh Luzhnyi andSylvinho in the summer of 1999, he went on to mainly appear as a substitute at the club. With him being unable to attain regular playing time, Vivas left Arsenal at the end of the2000–01 season. Altogether he played 69 games for Arsenal, with 40 as a substitute, scoring one goal. Vivas then joinedSerie A teamInter Milan on a free transfer. At Inter, Vivas found it hard to break into the first team. After two seasons with theNerazzurri, he left European football to return to his native Argentina.[2][4][5]
He went on to sign up forRiver Plate where he spent a solitary season. Vivas then made a return to Quilmes, where he brought an end to his playing days in 2005.[2][4]
Vivas served asDiego Simeone's assistant manager at clubsEstudiantes, River Plate andSan Lorenzo.[2]
For the 2013–14 season, Vivas once again returned to Quilmes, as manager on this occasion. International headlines were made in October 2013 when Vivas attacked a fan in the stands, and subsequently resigned from his post.[9]
As a solid defender, Vivas was a regular for theArgentina national football team. He went on to play for La Albiceleste at the1995 and1997Copa America together with the1998 World Cup. Vivas played 39 games and scored on one occasion for Argentina altogether.[2][4]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1997 | 5 | 0 | |
| 1998 | 8 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2000 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2001 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 39 | 1 |
Arsenal[3]
Celta Vigo
River Plate[3]
Argentina Manager of the Year: 2017[2]
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