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Sebastián Viera

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Viera and the second or maternal family name is Galaín.
Sebastián Viera
Personal information
Full name Mario Sebastián Viera Galaín
Date of birth (1983-03-07) 7 March 1983 (age 41)[1]
Place of birth Florida, Uruguay[1]
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) [1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003-2005 Nacional 12 (0)
2005-2009 Villarreal 75 (0)
2009–2010 Athlitiki Enosi Larissa F.C. 20 (0)
2011-2023 Atlético Junior 481 (11)
International career
2004-2009 Uruguay 15
Managerial career
2024 Real Cartagena
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mario Sebastián Viera Galaín (born, 7 March, 1983) is a Uruguayan former football player and coach who became a Colombian citizen. He played as a goalkeeper (like his father, Mario Viera). He is currently the coach of Real Cartagena in the second division of Colombia.

Viera is the goalkeeper with the most free kick goals in the Categoría Primera A with 11 goals.[2]

Viera is considered one of the greatest idols in the history of the Junior de Barranquilla by the fans and by the institution itself.[3][4] He is the player who has played the most games with Junior de Barranquilla with 638 appearances. He is also the player who has won the most titles with the team. He has seven titles with the institution, including the Finalización tournaments 2011 and 2018, the Apertura 2019, the Copa Colombia in 2015 and 2017 and the Superliga in 2019 and 2020.[5]

Additionally, Viera is also one of the few goalkeepers who has had at least three confrontations with the star Lionel Messi and who has never received a goal from the Argentine, Messi could not score a goal in the Spanish League.[6]

Club career

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Born in Florida, Florida Department, Viera started his professional career with Club Nacional de Football. After one sole season he was expected to move to Premier League club Arsenal in August 2005, but its manager Arsène Wenger withdrew from the deal when the player did not pass his medical.[7]

Eventually, Viera signed with Villarreal CF in Spain, moving alongside Mariano Barbosa (also a goalkeeper) on a four-year contract.[8] He would be an undisputed starter the following two seasons, although he missed both legs of the 2005–06 UEFA Champions League semi-finals against Arsenal.[9][10]

Viera eventually lost his job midway through the 2007–08 campaign to newly signed Diego López, and never regained it again – no La Liga games in 2008–09 – being released in July 2009.[11] On 11 November he signed a one-and-a-half-year contract with Greek side Athlitiki Enosi Larissa FC,[12] being made eligible to play however only in January 2010; his contract was terminated in December,[13] and he joined Atlético Junior shortly after, remaining in Colombia for several years.[14][15][16]

International career

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Viera made his debut for Uruguay on 18 July 2004 in a Copa América quarter-final match against Paraguay, having been called as a late replacement for injured starter Fabián Carini. He also featured in the penalty shootout loss to eventual winners Brazil.[17]

Personal life

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Viera's father, also named Mario, was also a professional footballer – and a goalkeeper.[18]

Honours

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Nacional

Atlético Junior

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Sebastián Viera at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ "Liga BetPlay | Archers with the most free kick goals | Win Sports". Win Sports | The official channel of the League and all Colombian Professional Football (in Spanish). 1 February 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Top of the 10 best Junior players in their entire history". La Cháchara (in Spanish). 10 March 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Junior chose his four idols". OneFootball (in Spanish). 25 March 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Ten years of Sebastián Viera at Junior from Barranquilla". AS Colombia (in Spanish). 4 January 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Sebastián Viera le pedir "perdón" a Messi". ESPN.com.co (in Spanish). 20 January 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  7. ^ Henry talks to start soon; Sky Sports, August 2005
  8. ^ Viera switch ends Villarreal search; UEFA, 29 August 2005
  9. ^ Villarreal hand gloves to Barbosa; UEFA, 7 April 2006
  10. ^ Villarreal 0–0 Arsenal (agg 0–1); BBC Sport, 25 April 2006
  11. ^ Sebastián Viera habla de Diego López, arquero del polémico Real Madrid (Sebastián Viera talks about Diego López, goalie of controversial Real Madrid); El Tiempo, 6 May 2013 (in Spanish)
  12. ^ Στα βυσσινί ο Βιέρα (Viera in crimson); AEL 1964, 11 November 2009 (in Greek)
  13. ^ Πήρε... πόδι ο Βιέρα (Viera... got the boot); Sport Dog, 29 December 2010 (in Greek)
  14. ^ La increíble historia de superación de Seba Viera (The incredible overcoming of Seba Viera); El Observador, 17 December 2018 (in Spanish)
  15. ^ Viera aumenta su leyenda en Junior: llegó a 440 partidos y lo celebra con su camiseta (Viera increases his legend at Junior: reached 440 matches and celebrates with their shirt); Zona Cero, 13 July 2019 (in Spanish)
  16. ^ Los mejores memes que dejó el error garrafal de Sebastián Viera (The best memes that spawned from Sebastián Viera's colossal blunder); Infobae, 7 November 2022 (in Spanish)
  17. ^ Copa América 2004; at RSSSF
  18. ^ Arquero uruguayo del Junior asegura que la confianza en Dios le permitió tapar un penal (Uruguayan Junior goalie assures confidence in God enabled him to save a penalty); El País, 22 December 2011 (in Spanish)
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Sporting positions
Preceded by Atlético Junior captain
2012-2023 		Succeeded by
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