Nelson Vivas
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nelson Davíd Vivas | ||
| Date of birth | 18 October 1969 | ||
| Place of birth | Granadero Baigorria, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right Back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1989–1990 | Somisa de San Nicolas | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990–1994 | Quilmes | 93 | (33) |
| 1994–1997 | Boca Juniors | 86 | (3) |
| 1997–1998 | Lugano | 22 | (1) |
| 1998–2001 | Arsenal | 69 | (1) |
| 2000 | → Celta de Vigo (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2001–2003 | Internazionale | 19 | (0) |
| 2003 | River Plate | 7 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Quilmes | 24 | (0) |
| Total | 304 | (38) | |
| National team | |||
| 1994–2003 | Argentina | 39 | (1) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2013 | Quilmes | ||
| 2016– | Estudiantes | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 September 2007. |
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Nelson David Vivas (born 18 October 1969 in Granadero Baigorria, Santa Fe, Argentina) is a former professional Argentine football player, who played primarily as right-back.
Vivas began his professional footballing career with Quilmes, making his first-team debut on 10 September 1991 against Newell's Old Boys. After 3 years with Quilmes, he then joined Boca Juniors, playing 86 games for them until 1998.
Like many other South American footballers, Vivas made his move to Europe, joining FC Lugano of Swiss League on loan. However, he only made 10 appearances until the big break came; Arsenal signed him from Boca Juniors for £1,600,000 in August 1998, but he rarely played for the Gunners.
Vivas was mainly used as backup for established full-backs Lee Dixon and Nigel Winterburn while at Arsenal; he started 18 games and came on as a substitute for a further 18 during his first season for the Gunners, as he struggled to break into the first team. He scored his first and only goal for Arsenal against Derby County in the League Cup. He had a setback when he missed a penalty in a shootout as Arsenal crashed out of the 1999/2000 League Cup to Middlesbrough.
Vivas was loaned out to the La Liga outfit Celta Vigo halfway through the 1999–00 season and barely figured over the next two seasons, appearing mainly as a substitute (particularly as Arsenal had signed Oleg Luzhny and Sylvinho in the summer of 1999). Unable to establish himself as a permanent member of the team, Vivas left Arsenal when his contract expired at the end of the 2000–01 season, and joined Serie A team Internazionale of Milan. He played 69 games for Arsenal (40 as substitute), scoring one goal. At Inter, Vivas found it hard to break into the first-team and, after two seasons with the Nerazzurri, he left European football to return to his native Argentina.
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