Matheus Vivian
Matheus Coradini Vivian (born 5 April 1982) is a Brazilian former professional footballer. He also holds an Italian passport.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matheus Coradini Vivian | ||
| Date of birth | 5 April 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Caçapava do Sul, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2002 | Grêmio | 12 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 10 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | → Botafogo (on loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2004 | Las Palmas | 8 | (1) |
| 2004–2005 | Ceuta | 13 | (1) |
| 2005 | Botafogo | 5 | (0) |
| 2005–2007 | Grenoble | 57 | (7) |
| 2007–2010 | Metz | 74 | (2) |
| 2010–2012 | Nantes | 62 | (5) |
| 2012–2013 | PAOK | 7 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Guingamp | 6 | (0) |
| 2014–2017 | Sochaux | 35 | (1) |
| Total | 291 | (17) | |
| International career | |||
| 1999 | Brazil U-17 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
Vivian was born in Caçapava do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. He started his professional at Grêmio. He was signed by Eintracht Frankfurt on 9 July 2002. He then return to Brazil to play for Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas on loan, and signed by Las Palmas in January 2004. He then moved to Ceuta in summer 2004, and then back to Botafogo on 22 February 2005. But on 25 August 2005, he was signed by Grenoble Foot 38 of Ligue 2.
After seven years in France, Ligue 1 and Ligue 2, he signed for PAOK FC a two-year deal in August 2012 as a free agent.
In January 2013, his contract was terminated. He joined Ligue 2 side En Avant de Guingamp in January 2013 on a 1 and a half year contract.
International career
He won 1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship with Brazil.
External links
- Brazilian FA Database (in Portuguese)
- Matheus VIVIAN – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
- Matheus Vivian at Soccerway