Manuel Viniegra García (born 26 April 1988) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Manuel Viniegra García | ||
Date of birth | (1988-04-26) 26 April 1988 (age 34) | ||
Place of birth | Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Tlaxcala | ||
Number | 5 | ||
Youth career | |||
Tigres UANL | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2006–2020 | Tigres UANL | 125 | (4) |
2014 | → Atlante (loan) | 14 | (1) |
2017–2018 | → Veracruz (loan) | 5 | (0) |
2018–2020 | → Juárez (loan) | 2 | (0) |
2021 | Querétaro | 1 | (0) |
2022– | Tlaxcala | 17 | (0) |
National team | |||
2012 | Mexico | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 October 2022 |
Viniegra started his career with Liga MX club Tigres UANL.[2] He made his professional debut during the 2007 Clausura tournament under head coach Mario Carrillo, and has played for the Mexico national football team.
Viniegra got called up by José Manuel de la Torre to play for Mexico against United States on August 15, 2012 and wore the number 6.
As of 15 August 2012
International appearances | |||||||||
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# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Competition | ||||
1. | 15 August 2012 | Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico | ![]() | 0–1 | Friendly |
Tigres UANL