Mauricio Viana

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Viana and the second or maternal family name is Caamaño.

Mauricio Viana

Viana with Santiago Wanderers in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Mauricio Alejandro Viana Caamaño
Date of birth	(1989-06-14) 14 June 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth	São Paulo, Brazil
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
	Lautaro de Limache
	Municipal Limache
	Everton[1]
	Santiago Wanderers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–2021	Santiago Wanderers	264	(0)
2008	→ Unión Quilpué (loan)	–	(–)
2016	→ Chiapas (loan)	0	(0)
2016	→ Chiapas Premier (loan)	1	(0)
2017	→ Sporting Cristal (loan)	42	(0)
2022–2023	Deportes Puerto Montt	49	(0)
2024	Trasandino	13	(0)
International career
2011–2012	Chile	0	(0)
2012	Chile U25	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

• Primera B: 2019

Chile

• Copa del Pacífico: 2012[8]

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. "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.

External links

• Mauricio Viana Caamaño at BDFA (in Spanish)
• Mauricio Viana at Soccerway
• Mauricio Viana at Football-Lineups