Viveiros played for the St. Albert Saints and the Prince Albert Raiders in the early- and mid-1980s. He was a member of the 1985 Memorial Cup-winning Raiders. [citation needed]
After four seasons with VSV, Viveiros moved through several teams in Austrian, Italian and German leagues, until settling in with Austrian Klagenfurter AC in 2000, winning two more national championships in 2001 and 2004. Viveiros played in parts of 7 seasons for KAC.[citation needed]
Viveiros also obtained Austrian citizenship and played as part of the Austrian national team in 2005.[2]
Coaching career
He switched to coaching after retiring early into the 2006-07 season due to a back injury and took over head coaching duties at Klagenfurter AC for the 2007-08 campaign. He guided the team to a national championship as a coach in 2009 and to the finals in 2011. However, after a disappointing 2011-12 season Viveiros was removed from his position as head coach, but then was named sports director of the club.[citation needed]
He coached the Austrian national team for three years that included the participation at the 2014 Olympic Games. He did not have his contract renewed in April 2014.[3]
In 2014, he joined the coaching staff of German team ERC Ingolstadt as an assistant, working under Larry Huras. ERC reached the finals of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga that season. Viveiros was promoted to head coach for the following campaign.[4] He was sacked on November 14, 2015, after his team had collected only 17 points from 18 games.[5]
On August 31, 2020, he was brought on as head coach for the Henderson Silver Knights, the AHL affiliate of the Vegas Golden Knights.[8] After three seasons coaching Henderson, with just one playoff berth, Viveiros and the organization mutually parted ways on April 19, 2023.[9]
On August 24, 2023, Viveiros was named head coach of the Vancouver Giants, returning to the WHL.[10]
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