Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ronaldo Vieira Jr. | ||
Date of birth | 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 |
Ronaldo Vieira (born 10 August 1990) is a former Brazilian professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
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]
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]
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]
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