Nicolás Vigneri
Personal information
Full name Nicolás Ignacio Vigneri Cetrulo
Date of birth (1983-07-06) 6 July 1983
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Winger, striker
Team information
Current team
 Rampla Juniors (manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2005 Fénix 79 (29)
2006–2007 Peñarol 55 (20)
2008 → Cruz Azul (loan) 24 (8)
2009 Racing Club 4 (0)
2009–2010 Puebla 15 (4)
2010 → Xerez (loan) 0 (0)
2010–2011 Fénix 26 (5)
2012 → Nacional (loan) 5 (0)
2012–2013 → Emelec (loan) 21 (5)
2013 Deportivo Quevedo 15 (0)
2014 Los Caimanes 2 (0)
2014–2015 Rampla Juniors 8 (0)
2015 Huracán 13 (5)
2015–2016 Murciélagos 29 (5)
2016 Cartaginés 8 (1)
2017–2018 Murciélagos 25 (4)
2018 Fénix 14 (3)
2019 Villa Teresa 20 (7)
2020–2021 Uruguay Montevideo
International career
2003–2007 Uruguay 9 (2)
Managerial career
2021–2022 Uruguay Montevideo
2023 Plaza Colonia
2023– Rampla Juniors
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Nicolás Ignacio Vigneri Cetrulo (born 6 July 1983) is a Uruguayan football manager and former player who played as either a winger or a striker.[1] He is the current manager of Rampla Juniors.

Playing career

Vigneri began in 2003 at age 18 in Fénix of Uruguay, where he participated in the 6–1 vs Cruz Azul of Mexico for Copa Libertadores.

In 2006 he went to Peñarol, one of the biggest teams in the country. In 2008, he joined Cruz Azul on loan. He made his Interliga debut against San Luis in a 1–0 victory. Vigneri scored his first goal in the third match of his team in the 2008 Interliga against Pumas. He scored his second goal in the final of the Torneo Clausura 2008 against Santos Laguna.

In 2009, he joined Argentine club Racing Club. Later the same year, he was transferred to Puebla of Mexico, where he scored 4 goals and reached the final stages of the tournament. in 2010 he joined Spanish club Xerez in Primera División de España on loan.

Later the same year he returned to former club Fénix, before moving in January 2011 to Nacional, winning the championship.

On July 21, 2011 he was announced by Ecuadorian side Emelec's official website as its new striker on a loan with an option to buy, scoring 8 goals and good performances to reach the final.

In 2013 returned to Fénix for a third spell, scoring 4 goals in the tournament.

Later that year he returned to Ecuador to join Deportivo Quevedo of Ecuadorian Serie A. In January 2014 he was hired by Los Caimanes of Peruvian Primera División.

In July 2020, Vigneri moved to Uruguayan amateur club Uruguay Montevideo.[2] He retired in the following year, aged 38.

Managerial career

Immediately after retiring, Vigneri became the manager of his last club Uruguay Montevideo. He left the club in November 2022, and took over Plaza Colonia the following 5 January, after Alejandro Apud's resignation.[3]

Vigneri left Plaza Colonia on a mutual agreement on 17 May 2023, after finishing 12th in the Apertura tournament.[4]

Honours

Cruz Azul

Emelec

Nacional

References

  1. ↑ Nicolás Vigneri, el jugador de cuadro grande que quiere retirarse en Fénix elobservador.com.uy
  2. ↑ Amateur: refuerzos de Primera, tenfield.com.uy, 29 July 2020
  3. ↑ "Nicolás Vigneri será el técnico de Plaza Colonia en 2023 tras renuncia de Alejandro Apud" [Nicolás Vigneri will be the manager of Plaza Colonia in 2023 after Alejandro Apud's resignation] (in Spanish). Fútbol.uy. 5 January 2023. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  4. ↑ "Plaza Colonia busca director técnico tras la desvinculación de Nicolás Vigneri" [Plaza Colonia seek a manager following the termination of Nicolás Vigneri] (in Spanish). FútbolUy. 18 May 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
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