Juan Francisco Viveros Opazo (born 11 August 1980), nicknamed ''El Táctico'' (The Tactician), is a Chilean football manager and former

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Club career

As player of

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, he ran into

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, Quaresma and

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. His last club in Chile was the Primera B side

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International career

Viveros was part of the Chilean under-17 national side who participated in the

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. He scored two goals in the group stage against

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Managerial career

Viveros graduated as a

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at the Chilean Instituto Nacional del Fútbol (Football National Institute) and has worked as manager of the

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Youth Team. Previously, he worked as Coordinator for the

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. On 2021 season, he joined

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side Deportes Concepción as Director of Football.

Personal life

He is the nephew of the former Chilean international footballer Gustavo Viveros and cousin of Ricardo Viveros.

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Juan Francisco Viveros
at playmakerstats.com (English version of ceroacero.es) {{DEFAULTSORT:Viveros, Juan Francisco 1980 births Living people Sportspeople from Concepción, Chile Chilean footballers Men's association football forwards Chile men's youth international footballers C.D. Huachipato footballers Sporting CP footballers F.C. Alverca players U.D. Leiria players Santiago Wanderers footballers C.D. Universidad de Concepción footballers Ñublense footballers Lota Schwager footballers Halcones FC players Comunicaciones F.C. players Al-Ittihad SCC (Ibb) players Chilean Primera División players Segunda Divisão players Primeira Liga players Primera B de Chile players Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala players Yemeni League players Chilean expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Portugal Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Chilean expatriates in Portugal Expatriate footballers in Guatemala Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Guatemala Expatriate footballers in Yemen Chilean football managers