After retiring, Vieira worked as an assistant of
Leandro Machado at
Novo Hamburgo in 2010, before being named head coach of
Farroupilha in March 2011. In August, he moved to
Botafogo-SP; initially an under-20 coach, he was appointed at the helm of the main squad in September, but just led the side for one match after accepting an offer from his former club Brasil de Pelotas. Sacked by Brasil on 23 April 2012, Vieira subsequently returned to Farroupilha in the following year before taking over the under-20 team of
Criciúma in September 2013. The following February, he was named interim head coach of the latter's main squad, replacing sacked
Ricardo Drubscky. Vieira returned to his previous role after the appointment of
Caio Júnior on 27 February 2014, but was again named interim on 20 November, in the place of
Toninho Cecílio. Despite being unable to
avoid relegation in the
Série A, he was permanently appointed the Criciúma's head coach for the 2015 campaign on 18 December. In April 2015, Vieira was demoted to the assistant role of
Tigre, after the arrival of
Moacir Júnior as head coach, but was again an interim in October, after
Dejan Petković was dismissed. He left the club in the end of 2016, after being named
Itumbiara head coach. Vieira left Itumbiara on 6 February 2018, and took over
Luverdense on 2 April. He was sacked from the latter on 16 July, as they were battling relegation in the
2018 Série C. Vieira was announced as head coach of
Sergipe on 27 October 2018, but only lasted four matches before being relieved of his duties on 23 January of the following year. He agreed to become
Volta Redonda's head coach on 16 October 2019, but resigned roughly one year later. On 29 January 2021, Vieira took over
Manaus also in the third division, but was sacked on 9 March, after 12 matches. He was named
Retrô head coach on 29 April, but was dismissed on 31 August. Vieira was named at the helm of
Passo Fundo on 14 September 2021, but left the club on 25 November to take over
Ypiranga-RS. Sacked by the latter on 11 July 2023, he took over fellow third-level side
Confiança six days later, but left the latter on 11 September to take over
Amazonas in the same division. Vieira led Amazonas to their first-ever
promotion to the second division as champions, but was sacked on 16 April 2024. On 20 May, he replaced
Luizinho Lopes as
Brusque head coach, but was also dismissed on 8 September. On 24 September 2024, Vieira agreed to take over
Caxias for the 2025 season. The following 22 April, after 14 matches, he was sacked, and returned to Confiança six days later. On 2 February 2026, Vieira was dismissed from Confiança. ==Club statistics==