Hélio Vieira
Hélio Fernando Xavier Vieira (born 3 September 1963), known as Hélio Vieira, is a Brazilian football manager and former player who played as a central defender. Playing career Vieira was born in Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, and was a Brasil de Pelotas youth graduate. After making his first team debut at the age of 16, he would become a regular starter for the club in the following years. Vieira subsequently represented Juventude, Guarany de Camaquã, Guarany de Bagé, São Paulo-RS and Esportivo, retiring with the latter in 1997 at the age of 33. Managerial career Immediately after retiring, Vieira returned to his first club Brasil de Pelotas, being appointed manager in the place of sacked Vacaria. He left the club in the following year, and worked at São José-RS. Vieira continued to work mainly in his native state in the following years, being in charge of Santa Cruz-RS (six times, where one of them he did not manage the club for a single match due to accepting an offer from a Saudi club), Caixas, Veranópolis (four times), Farroupilha, Glória, Esportivo (two times), Avenida (four times), Cerâmica, Aimoré (two times), São Paulo-RS, Ypiranga-RS and Passo Fundo, also with a return to Brasil de Pelotas in 2011. He also worked in Santa Catarina with Atlético Tubarão (three times) and Brusque (two times), and also worked abroad with Saudi Arabian sides Al-Riyadh and Al-Watani. On 26 March 2021, Vieira returned to São José in the place of Carlos Moraes. References External links 1963 births Living people Sportspeople from Pelotas Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football defenders Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Grêmio Esportivo Brasil players Esporte Clube Juventude players Guarany Futebol Clube players Sport Club São Paulo players Clube Esportivo Bento Gonçalves players Brazilian football managers Grêmio Esportivo Brasil managers Esporte Clube São José managers Futebol Clube Santa Cruz managers Sociedade Esportiva e Recreativa Caxias do Sul managers Veranópolis Esporte Clube Recreativo e Cultural managers Grêmio Esportivo Glória managers Clube Esportivo Bento Gonçalves managers Esporte Clube Avenida managers Sport Club São Paulo managers Clube Esportivo Aimoré managers Ypiranga Futebol Clube managers Esporte Clube Passo Fundo managers Al-Riyadh SC managers Saudi Pro League managers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Expatriate football managers in Saudi Arabia Footballers from Rio Grande do Sul