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Nelson Vivas Personal information Full name Nelson Davíd Vivas Date of birth 18 October 1969 Place of birth Granadero Baigorria, Argentina Height 1.66 m (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in) Playing position Defender Youth career 1989–1990 Somisa de San Nicolas Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1990–1994 Quilmes 93 (33) 1994–1997 Boca Juniors 86 (3) 1997–1998 AC Lugano 22 (1) 1998–2001 Arsenal F.C. 40 (0) 2000 → Celta de Vigo (loan) 13 (0) 2001–2003 Inter Milan 19 (0) 2003 River Plate 7 (0) 2004–2005 Quilmes 24 (0) National team 1994–2003 Argentina 39 (1) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 September 2007.
† Appearances (Goals).Nelson David Vivas (born 18 October 1969 in Granadero Baigorria, Santa Fe, Argentina) is a former professional Argentine football player, who played primarily as right-back.
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Career in Argentina
Vivas began his footballing career with Quilmes, making his first-team debut in 10 September 1991 against Newell's Old Boys. After 3 years with Quilmes, he then joined Boca Juniors, playing 86 games for them until 1998.
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, and rarely played for the Gunners.
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. He scored his first and only goal for Arsenal against Derby County in the League Cup.[1] He had a setback when he missed a penalty in a shootout as Arsenal crashed out of the 1999/2000 League Cup to Middlesbrough.[2]
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.
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, then at River Plate and at the moment at Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro.
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.
Vivas scored his only goal for Argentina in an unofficial friendly match against Romania "B" or Romanian League in 1998.[3]
National team statistics
Argentina national team Year Apps Goals 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 References
- ^ Culley, Jon (28 October 1998). "Arsenal find rich reserves". London: The Independent. http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-arsenal-find-rich-reserves-1181393.html. Retrieved 3 November 2009.
- ^ Walker, Michael (1 December 1999). "Schwarzer the hero sees Middlesbrough through". London: The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/1999/dec/01/match.sport. Retrieved 14 August 2009.
- ^ International Matches 1998 Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2008-03-12.
- ^ http://www.national-football-teams.com/v2/player.php?id=318
External links
- Nelson Vivas at National-Football-Teams.com
- (Spanish) Argentine Primera statistics
Argentina squad – 1995 King Fahd Cup Runners-up 
Argentina squad – 1997 Copa América Argentina squad – 1998 FIFA World Cup Argentina squad – 1999 Copa América 1 Burgos • 2 Ayala • 3 Sorín • 4 Ibarra • 5 Simeone (c) • 6 Samuel • 7 Barros Schelotto • 8 Zanetti • 9 Palermo • 10 Ortega • 11 López • 12 Bizzarri • 13 Vivas • 14 Pochettino • 15 Berizzo • 16 Guglielminpietro • 17 Husaín • 18 Cagna • 19 Calderón • 20 Aimar • 21 González • 22 Riquelme • Coach: BielsaCategories:- 1969 births
- Living people
- People from Santa Fe Province
- Argentine people of Spanish descent
- Argentine footballers
- Boca Juniors footballers
- Arsenal F.C. players
- F.C. Internazionale Milano players
- Quilmes footballers
- River Plate footballers
- La Liga footballers
- Celta de Vigo footballers
- 1998 FIFA World Cup players
- 1995 King Fahd Cup players
- 1997 Copa América players
- 1999 Copa América players
- Premier League players
- Serie A footballers
- Argentina international footballers
- Argentine expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in England
- Expatriate footballers in Spain
- Expatriate footballers in Switzerland
- Expatriate footballers in Italy
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in the United Kingdom
- AC Lugano players
- Swiss Super League players
- Primera División Argentina players
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