Mauricio Alejandro Viana Caamaño (born 14 June 1989) is a Brazilian-born Chilean former footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Early life

Viana was born in São Paulo, Brazil to a Brazilian father and a Chilean mother. When he was 5, he and his mother moved to Limache, where he was raised.[2]

Club career

On 4 August 2013, Viana was injured towards the end of a match against Audax Italiano, but played on to the end and saved a late penalty to keep the score goalless. After the match, he received emergency surgery for a perforated intestine.[3]

In 2024, Viana signed with Trasandino in the Segunda División Profesional de Chile.[4] In July of the same year, he announced his retirement due to a serious physical degeneration.[5]

International career

He was a substitute at the friendly matches of the Chile senior team against Paraguay and Peru in December 2011[6] and April 2012[7] respectively. After defeating Peru, Chile won the Copa del Pacífico.[8]

In addition, he represented Chile in a match against Uruguay U23 played in Maldonado, Uruguay. The squad only included under-25 players and was a loss by 6–4.[9]

Honours

Santiago Wanderers
Chile

References

  1. ^ "Mauricio VIANA – Memoria Wanderers". Memoria Wanderers (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Mauricio Viana: de amor, lealtad y locura" (in Spanish).
  3. ^ Homewood, Brian (4 August 2013). "Keeper saves penalty with perforated intestine in Chile". Reuters. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  4. ^ "Mauricio Viana y Matías Torres se unen a Trasandino". Campeonatochileno.cl (in Spanish). ANFP. 26 January 2024. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  5. ^ Viluñir Silva, Jp (2 August 2024). "Mauricio Viana confirma su retiro por GRAVES PROBLEMAS FÍSICOS: "Es degenerativo"". RedGol (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  6. ^ "[21/12/2011] Chile-Paraguay". PartidosdelaRoja.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  7. ^ "[11/04/2012] Perú-Chile". PartidosdelaRoja.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  8. ^ a b "Chile goleó a Perú y se quedó con la Copa del Pacífico" (in Spanish). La Tercera. 12 April 2012. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  9. ^ "Sub 23: Uruguay 6- Chile 4". futbol.com.uy (in Spanish). 11 July 2012. Retrieved 29 March 2021.


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