Adi Viveash

Adrian Viveash
Personal information
Full name Adrian Lee Viveash
Date of birth (1969-09-30) 30 September 1969 (age 55)
Place of birth Swindon, England
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Swindon Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1995 Swindon Town 54 (3)
1992–1993 → Reading (loan) 5 (0)
1994–1995 → Reading (loan) 6 (0)
1995 → Barnsley (loan) 2 (1)
1995–2000 Walsall 202 (13)
2000–2002 Reading 66 (3)
2002–2003 → Oxford United (loan) 11 (0)
2003–2004 Swindon Town 15 (0)
2004 → Kidderminster (loan) 7 (0)
2004 → Kidderminster (loan) 7 (0)
2004–2005 Aldershot Town 6 (0)
2005–2007 Cirencester Town 44 (3)
Managerial career
2007–2008 Cirencester Town
2011–2014 Chelsea U18
2014–2017 Chelsea U21
2017–2024 Coventry City (assistant manager)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Adrian Lee "Adi" Viveash (born 30 September 1969) is an English former professional footballer who was most recently assistant manager at Coventry City. He is most notable for his spells with Reading and Walsall during the 1990s. He played in the Reading team which won the Division Two title in 1994, reached the Division One playoff final in 2000, and achieved promotion to the Championship in 2001. He also helped Walsall reach Division One in 1999.

Career

Viveash began his career with home-town club Swindon Town before joining Walsall in 1995. After two loan spells earlier in his career Viveash joined Reading permanently on 3 July 2000 on a three-year contract.[1] He joined Oxford United on loan on 6 October 2002 with a view to a permanent move but a deal could not be agreed and he returned to Reading after two months.[2][3] Viveash was released by Reading following the 2002–03 season and made a return to Swindon on 27 June 2003.[4][5]

On 2 March 2004 Viveash joined Kidderminster Harriers on loan until the end of the season and on 6 August he returned for another loan spell, this time for one month.[6][7] He moved to Conference National side Aldershot Town on a short-term contract on 3 December 2004 after having his Swindon Town contract terminated by mutual consent the day before.[8][9] He was released by Aldershot on 7 January 2005 and joined Cirencester Town later that month.[10][11][12]

In May 2007 he took over as manager of Cirencester Town.[13] On 14 September 2008 Viveash resigned as Cirencester Town Manager after 16 months in charge to take up a coaching role with Chelsea's academy.[14] His final match in charge was a 2–1 derby defeat by Cinderford Town in which Viveash was sent to the stands for protesting against Cinderford's equaliser.[15]

In July 2011 Viveash became Under-18 team manager at Chelsea] having previously served as assistant academy and assistant reserve team coach.[16] In June 2014, following Dermot Drummy's promotion to international head coach, Adi Viveash took charge of the club's Under-21 squad for the 2014/15 season.[17]

In May 2017, following nine successful years with Chelsea, Viveash left his role as development squad manager.[18]

He joined Coventry City as assistant manager to Mark Robins in July 2017 following his departure from Chelsea. The pair subsequently led Coventry to two promotions in three seasons.

In May 2023, Viveash signed a new four-year contract at Coventry City.[19]

On 1 July 2024, Coventry City announced that Viveash had left the club after seven years as assistant manager.

References

  1. ^ "Reading reveal new trio". BBC. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
  2. ^ "Transfers September 2002". BBC. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
  3. ^ "Oxford agree Viveash loan". BBC. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
  4. ^ "Viveash resigned to moving on". Sky Sports. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
  5. ^ "King lines up double deal". BBC. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
  6. ^ "Kidderminster sign Viveash". BBC. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
  7. ^ "Molby brings in Viveash". BBC. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
  8. ^ Brown swoops for Viveash[usurped]. Nonleaguedaily.com (3 December 2004). Retrieved on 26 November 2012.
  9. ^ "Defender Viveash leaves Swindon". BBC. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
  10. ^ Viveash leaves Shots[usurped]. Nonleaguedaily.com (6 January 2005). Retrieved on 26 November 2012.
  11. ^ "Viveash ends stay with Aldershot". BBC. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
  12. ^ Viveash boost for Cirencester[usurped]. Nonleaguedaily.com (18 January 2005). Retrieved on 26 November 2012.
  13. ^ New Ciren boss is realistic[usurped]. Nonleaguedaily.com (28 May 2007). Retrieved on 26 November 2012.
  14. ^ "Adi Viveash resigns as first team manager". Cirencester Town FC. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
  15. ^ "Oggy in the hunt for Ciren job". Wilts and Glocestershire Standard. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
  16. ^ "Adi Viveash – Youth team manager". Chelsea FC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2012. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
  17. ^ "New roles in Academy". Chelsea.com. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
  18. ^ "Viveash leaves Chelsea". Chelsea FC. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
  19. ^ "Adrian Viveash: Coventry City assistant boss signs new four-year contract". BBC Sport. 26 May 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2023.