Agustín Viana (born 23 August 1983 in

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) is an American-born Uruguayan former professional

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Career

Viana began his career with Uruguayan side Bella Vista. He remained at the club for four years before drawing the attention of Uruguayan power

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. He then joined Nacional and helped the club in capturing the

2005–06 Uruguayan Primera División The 2005–06 season in the Uruguayan Primera División saw Nacional defend and win a back-to-back-title by defeating the surprise of the championship, Rocha F.C., on two consecutive finals, thus winning their 41st title in Uruguayan football. Two ...

title. With Nacional he made 35 league appearances and scored one goal. Viana joined Atlético Mineiro in January 2008 on loan from Nacional. Viana played for the club in the 2008

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and

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. After one year in Brazil Viana returned to his first club Bella Vista. In January 2009, Viana transferred to CFR Cluj. However, he did not feature regularly for the Romanian club. After a brief stay in Romania Viana signed with Italian club

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and quickly established himself as a starter. The following season, he returned to Bella Vista and was one of Uruguays top defenders. In July 2010

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made public his desire of reacquiring Viana. However, he signed with Greek club

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and appeared in 13 league matches for the club. In 2012, he returned to Bella Vista and started all of the club's 15 matches in the Apertura and scored 2 goals. On 28 January 2013 he signed with the Columbus Crew. Viana was released on 18 November 2014 after two season with The Crew.

International career

Viana was part of Uruguay's youth team set ups, including the U20 squad that competed in the

2003 South American U-20 Championship The 2003 South American Youth Championship (Sudamericana sub-20) is a football competition contested by all ten U-20 national football teams of CONMEBOL. The tournament was held in Uruguay between 4 January and 28 January 2003, it was the 21st ti ...

held in his native Uruguay.

Honours

;Nacional Montevideo *

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: 2005–06

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* * * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Viana, Agustin 1983 births Living people Uruguayan men's footballers Uruguay men's under-20 international footballers Uruguayan expatriate men's footballers C.A. Bella Vista players Club Nacional de Football players Clube Atlético Mineiro players CFR Cluj players ASD Città di Gallipoli players Levadiakos F.C. players Columbus Crew players Danubio F.C. players Uruguayan Primera División players Serie B players Super League Greece players Major League Soccer players Expatriate men's footballers in Brazil Expatriate men's footballers in Romania Expatriate men's footballers in Greece American people of Uruguayan descent Sportspeople of Uruguayan descent Soccer players from Chicago Men's association football defenders