José Marcelo Vivas (born 8 February 1966) is an Argentine football

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and former player.

Career

Vivas was born in Santa Fe, and was a Newell's Old Boys youth graduate. He made his senior debut while on loan at Tiro Federal in 1984, and also played for

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before retiring in 1987 due to an ankle and fibula injury. Immediately after retiring, Vivas returned to Newell's as a youth coach. He subsequently worked under the same role at

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and Central Córdoba before being named manager of the latter's first team in February 2011. On 10 September 2011, Vivas resigned after his family received threats, and subsequently worked for a short period at

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and Tiro Federal's youth categories before being named youth coordinator at

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in February 2012. At the latter side, he was also an interim manager on three occasions. On 17 June 2014, Vivas returned to Central Córdoba, but resigned on 1 October. He moved to Peru in the following year, after being named manager of

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's youth sides, and was later an assistant of

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at Mexican side León. On 26 June 2018, Vivas was appointed manager of

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. He left on a mutual agreement on 5 May of the following year, and took over fellow league team

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on 9 July. On 13 September 2020, Vivas resigned from Sport Boys, and was named at the helm of

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the following 25 August. He continued to work in the country in the following years, being in charge of Ayacucho,

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and Unión Comercio.

Personal life

Vivas' younger brother Claudio is also a football manager.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Vivas, Marcelo 1966 births Living people Footballers from Santa Fe, Argentina Argentine men's footballers Newell's Old Boys footballers Tiro Federal footballers Central Córdoba de Rosario footballers Argentine football managers Argentine Primera División managers Central Córdoba de Rosario managers San Martín de San Juan managers Peruvian Primera División managers Sport Boys managers Alianza Atlético managers Unión Comercio managers Ayacucho FC managers FC Carlos Stein managers Argentine expatriate football managers Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Peru Expatriate football managers in Peru Men's association football players not categorized by position