Ronaldo Vieira (Brazilian footballer)

Ronaldo Vieira (born 10 August 1990) is a former Brazilian professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

This article is about the Brazilian footballer who played for Boston City FC. For the Bissau-Guinean footballer playing for Sampdoria, see Ronaldo Vieira (footballer, born 1998).

Ronaldo Vieira
Personal information
Full name Ronaldo Vieira Jr.
Date of birth (1990-08-10) 10 August 1990
Place of birth Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2007–2009 Framingham High School
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 Framingham State Rams 16 (5)
2012–2013 Sacred Heart Pioneers 30 (1)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012 GPS Portland Phoenix 1 (0)
2012–2013 Western Mass Pioneers 15 (0)
2014 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 4 (0)
2016–2017 Boston City FC 21 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

College and Youth

Vieira played four years of college soccer, beginning at Framingham State University in 2010, before transferring to Sacred Heart University in the Spring of 2012.[1]

While at college, Vieira also appeared for USL PDL club GPS Portland Phoenix in 2012 and Western Mass Pioneers in 2012 and 2013.[2][3]

Fort Lauderdale Strikers

After taking part in an open tryout, Vieira signed his first professional contract with NASL club Fort Lauderdale Strikers on 10 April 2014.[4]

On June 1, 2014, Vieira made his professional debut, replacing Iván Guerrero as a 76th-minute substitute during a 0–3 loss away to New York Cosmos.[5] On July 26, 2014, Vieira made his first professional start, receiving a red card as the Strikers drew 1–1 against New York Cosmos.[6] In addition to his four league appearances that season, Vieira appeared in a 2–3 loss to the Laredo Heat in the U.S. Open Cup.[7]

Personal life

In 2017, Vieira co-founded FC Flair, a Massachusetts youth futsal academy, with Bruno Bonicontro, a teammate from Boston City FC. He currently serves as Director of Operations.[8]

Vieira is the head coach of the Beaver Country Day School boys varsity soccer team.[9] In 2021, the team won the Eastern Independent League title.[10]

References
  1. "Ronaldo Vieira".
  2. http://pdl.uslsoccer.com/teams/2012/roster/22401.html
  3. http://pdl.uslsoccer.com/teams/2013/roster/22401.html
  4. "OOPS! SORRY, SOMETHING WENT WRONG – NASL".
  5. "NASL - SPRING SEASON - ROUND 8". SoccerStand.
  6. "Strikers Tie the Cosmos 1-1 Despite Playing the Second Half with 10 Men". OurSportsCentral. 26 July 2014.
  7. "Strikers Eliminated from U.S. Open Cup Play After Losing to Laredo Heat 3-2 in Final Minute". OurSportsCentral. 28 May 2014.
  8. "Coaches". FC Flair.
  9. "Soccer: Boys Varsity". Beaver Country Day School.
  10. "Standings - Fall 2021 Boys Varsity Soccer". Eastern Independent League.


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