| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carlos Gabriel Correa Viana | ||
| Date of birth | (1968-01-13)13 January 1968 (age 57) | ||
| Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Los Garres (manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1982–1988 | River Plate Montevideo | ||
| 1989 | Peñarol | ||
| 1990–1993 | Murcia | 55 | (2) |
| 1993–1994 | Valladolid | 20 | (0) |
| 1994–1998 | Mérida | 118 | (7) |
| 1998–1999 | Sevilla | 20 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | Hércules | 9 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1988–1990 | Uruguay | 19 | (2) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2005–2006 | Murcia (assistant) | ||
| 2006 | Murcia | ||
| 2006–2007 | Mar Menor | ||
| 2007–2008 | Caravaca | ||
| 2008 | Lorca Deportiva | ||
| 2010–2011 | Córdoba (youth) | ||
| 2011–2013 | Murcia (youth) | ||
| 2013–2014 | UCAM Murcia | ||
| 2015–2016 | Orihuela | ||
| 2016 | Torrevieja | ||
| 2021– | Los Garres | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Carlos Gabriel Correa Viana (born 13 January 1968) is aUruguayan retiredfootballer, and is themanager of Spanish clubUD Los Garres.
Adefensive midfielder, most of his professional career was spent in Spain where he played for five teams – amassingLa Liga totals of 76 matches and four goals and 137/5 inSegunda División – subsequently coaching in its lower leagues.
Born in the country's capital,Montevideo, Correa played six years with localClub Atlético River Plate, switching to another side in the city in 1989, national powerhousePeñarol. After just one season he moved abroad, joiningSpain'sReal Murcia in the country'ssecond division and dropping down to thethird level inhis second year, due to irregularities.
In the middle of 1993, Correa moved straight intoLa Liga withReal Valladolid, his competition debut coming on 5 September in a 0–1 home loss againstSporting de Gijón.[1] In the following four years, he would bounce back and forth between divisions one and two withCP Mérida.
Correa signed withSevilla FC in summer 1998, at the age of 30. In August of the following year he suffered a seriousAchilles tendon injury which would put him out of action for more than one year, after which he made a brief comeback with his fifth club in Spain,Hércules CF (third division), retiring shortly after.
In 2005, Correa started his coaching career, first with the youth sides then as assistant to former club Murcia. He coached the team for exactly one match in the2005–06 season before they appointedSergije Krešić, with the Uruguayan returning to the youth levels.[2]
For the next three years, Correa managed in the lower leagues of Spain, being fired fromLorca Deportiva CF in mid-October 2008.[3]
Correa made 19 appearances forUruguay during two years, representing the nation at the1990 FIFA World Cup (one match)[4] and the1989 Copa América.[5] His debut came on 2 November 1988 in afriendly againstChile inConcepción, beingsent off in the 1–1 draw.
| International goals | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1. | 19 June 1989 | Montevideo,Uruguay |  Chile | 1–1 | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 2. | 19 June 1989 | Montevideo, Uruguay | Chile | 2–2 | 2–2 | Friendly |
Correa's daughter,Yannel, was also a footballer.[6]
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