Ricardo Viveros (footballer, born 1978)

Chilean footballer

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is  Viveros and the second or maternal family name is  Farías.

Ricardo ViverosPersonal information

Full name|  Ricardo Aquilino Viveros Farías
Date of birth|  (1978-10-05) 5 October 1978 (age 44)
Place of birth|  Quillón, Chile
Position(s)|  Left wing-back
Youth career
|  Cerro Porteño Quillón
|  Huachipato
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
1997|  Huachipato|  |
1998|  Universidad San Sebastián|  |
1999|  Magallanes|  |
2000–2002|  Unión La Calera|  |  (1)
2003|  Unión San Felipe|  13|  (0)
2004|  Deportes Puerto Montt|  3|  (0)
2005|  Naval|  |
2006|  Unión La Calera|  28|  (6)
2007|  Deportes Concepción|  7|  (0)
2007–2008|  IFK Norrköping|  |
2009|  Lota Schwager|  1|  (0)
2009–2010|  Chile Unido|  |
2011|  Norrköping Bosna|  20|  (5)
2012–2015|  Chile Unido|  76|  (11)
2016–2017|  Azech SF|  27|  (7)
2020|  Kimstad GoIF|  3|  (1)
2021–2022|  FF Jaguar|  3|  (0)
Managerial career
|  IFK Norrköping (youth assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ricardo Aquilino Viveros Farías (born 5 October 1978) is a Chilean former footballer who played as a forward and left-back for clubs in Chile and Sweden.

## Playing career[edit]

As a youth player, Viveros was with club Cerro Porteño from Quillón and Huachipato. He began his career as a forward, but he turned into a left-back.[1] In the Chilean Primera División, he played for Huachipato, Unión San Felipe,[2] Deportes Puerto Montt[3] and Deportes Concepción.[4]

In his homeland, he also played for Universidad San Sebastián, Magallanes,[1] Unión La Calera,[5] Naval and Lota Schwager.[6] As a member of Unión La Calera, he won the league title of the Tercera División in 2000.[5]

In second half 2007, he moved to Sweden and joined IFK Norrköping in the Superettan.[4] After suffering a serious injury, he returned to Chile in 2008.[7]

In 2009, he returned to Sweden and went on his career at low categories playing for Chile Unido,[4] Norrköping Bosna, Azech SF, Kimstad GoIF and FF Jaguar.[8]

## Coaching career[edit]

He has worked for the IFK Norrköping youth system as fitness coach and assistant.[9]

## Personal life[edit]

His son, Ricky, took part of the IFK Norrköping youth ranks.[10]

Despite Viveros made his home in Sweden, he has a closeness with his city of birth, Quillón, also performing as an experience teller for the municipality.[11]

## Honours[edit]

Unión La Calera

* Tercera División de Chile: 2000 [es]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b "Provspelare hos IFK Norrköping". www.svenskafans.com (in Swedish). 17 July 2007.
2. ^ "San Felipe 2003 - Campeonato de Clausura". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 January 2023.
3. ^ "Puerto Montt 2004 - Campeonato de Apertura". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 January 2023.
4. ^ a b c "Ricardo Viveros, el romperredes Chileno las hace todas en Suecia". Bocón Radio Chile (in Spanish). 22 December 2009. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
5. ^ a b "Historia - TERCER ASCENSO A PRIMERA DIVISIÓN" (in Spanish). Unión La Calera. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
6. ^ "Ficha Estadistica de RICARDO VIVEROS ricardo viveros- (perfil, ficha, profile, stats)". www.bdfa.com.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 January 2023.
7. ^ (Futbolistas. Chilenos en el Exterior) #DonRecuerdo: Año 2007, Ricardo Viveros Farias on Facebook (in Spanish). 30 July 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
8. ^ "Ricardo Aquilino Viveros Farias - Lagstatistik". www.lagstatistik.se (in Swedish). 2023. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
9. ^ "Ricardo Aquilino Viveros Farias / IFK Norrköping - P2012 (P11)". www.svenskalag.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 25 January 2023.
10. ^ "2 Ricky Viveros / IFK Norrköping - P2012 (P11)". www.svenskalag.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 25 January 2023.
11. ^ "ACTA DE CONCEJO MUNICIPAL SESIÓN ORDINARIA N° 047/2013" (PDF). www.quillon.cl (in Spanish). Quillón, Chile: Municipality of Quillón. 18 November 2013. p. 3. Retrieved 25 January 2023.

## External links[edit]

* Ricardo Viveros at BDFA (in Spanish)
* Ricardo Viveros on Facebook

*[Apps]: League appearances
*[Gls]: League goals