Washington Alexis Viera Barreto (born 18 October 1978), commonly known as Alexis Viera, is a retired Uruguayan footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He holds Italian citizenship. Currently, he is assistant coach of his last club Atlético F.C. (previously Dépor).
Club career Viera began his career in Uruguayan Segunda División club Racing Club de Montevideo in 1995. The next year, Viera was transferred to Peñarol, with which he won the 1996 Uruguayan Primera División, with just 18 years old. In 1998 Viera returns to Racing Club de Montevideo, who was promoted to the Primera División in 2000, but was relegated back to the Segunda División in 2002.
In 2003, he is acquired by River Plate de Montevideo, with which he won the 2004 Segunda División. Viera was transferred to Nacional in 2006, with which he won 2005–06 Uruguayan Primera División. Viera's performance against Boca Juniors in the 2006 Copa Sudamericana allowed his team to advance to the quarterfinals, where they was eliminated by Atlético Paranaense.
Viera was acquired by Colombian club América de Cali in 2009, but it was not until 4 October that debuted for the team, against Deportivo Pereira, due to an injury that kept him from playing. Viera scored his first professional goal on 3 April 2010 from penalty kick, in the match against Millonarios that ended in a 3–2 win. At that same match Viera saves two penalties, which was admired by several Colombian media. Viera left the club in the middle of the year due to lack of payment, caused by the economic crisis in which the team was.
In August 2010, Viera was acquired by the Chilean club Ñublense, with which was runner-up of the 2012 Primera División B. In 2013, Viera returns to América de Cali, where scored 4 goals, all from penalty kick, reaching 5 goals with the team and so tying with Julio César Falcioni in the most goalscoring goalkeeper of the team. He scored a total of 7 goals with América de Cali. In mid-2015, he joins Colombian Primera B club Dépor.
On 25 August 2015 he was attacked and shot twice in the chest by robbers and sustained injuries to his lung and thoracic vertebra, which briefly left him unable to use his legs. He is currently undergoing recovery in Cali where he reunited with family members he had not seen since being shot. After half a year without playing, Viera retired from professional football and became assistant coach of his last club.
Career statistics This table is incomplete, thus some stats and totals could be incorrect. Club performance League Cup Continental Total Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Uruguay League Cup South America Total1996PeñarolUruguayan Primera División0000-0019970000-002001Racing Club de MontevideoUruguayan Primera División11000001102002Uruguayan Segunda División27000002702003River Plate de MontevideoUruguayan Segunda División00000000200412000001202005Uruguayan Primera División16000001602005–0613000001302005–06NacionalUruguayan Primera División300000302006–0716000602202007–0828000803602008–0970000070 Colombia League Cup South America Total2009América de CaliCategoría Primera A70-00702010181-00181 Chile League Cup South America Total2010ÑublenseChilean Primera División14020-160201115000001502012Chilean Primera División B3301000340 Colombia League Cup South America Total2013América de CaliCategoría Primera B415300044520142921000302201510020001202015Dépor50000050 Total Chile6203000650 Colombia110860001168 Uruguay1330001401470 Career total3058901403288
Honours Nacional Primera División (1): 2005–06
Ñublense Primera División B Runner-up (1): 2012
Peñarol Primera División (1): 1996
River Plate de Montevideo Segunda División (1): 2004
See also List of goalscoring goalkeepers
External links Alexis Viera's profile at América de Cali Official Website
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