Carlos Rivera (footballer)

Carlos Rivera
Personal information
Full name Carlos Rubén Rivera Moulton
Date of birth (1979-05-30) May 30, 1979
Place of birth Panama City, Panama
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003 Árabe Unido
2004 San Francisco
2005 Independiente Medellín 17 (1)
2005–2006 Persepolis 15 (2)
2006–2007 San Francisco 9 (0)
2007 Tauro 22 (6)
2008–2010 San Francisco 72 (5)
2010– Marquense
2011–2012 Sporting San Miguelito 13 (1)
2012–2013 Millenium UP
National team‡
2004–2010 Panama 63 (2)
Teams managed
2014– Millenium UP (assistant)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:55, 21 March 2009 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16:55, 21 March 2009 (UTC)

Carlos Rubén Rivera Moulton (born 30 May 1979 in Panama, Panama) is a retired Panamanian football defender.

Club career

Rivera played for several Panamanian clubs but also had spells abroad with Colombian club Independiente Medellín[1] and Iranian side Persepolis, whom he joined in 2005 alongside compatriot José Anthony Torres.[2]

In January 2011 Rivera moved to Sporting San Miguelito.[3] In December 2012, he won the 2012 Apertura championship of the Panamanian second division with Millenium UP[4][5] but he missed out on promotion after losing the Super Final to 2013 Clausura winners Independiente.[6]

International career

Rivera made his debut for Panama in a March 2004 friendly match against Cuba and has earned a total of 63 caps, scoring 2 goals.[7] He represented his country in 15 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[8] and was a member of the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup team, who finished second in the tournament[9] and he also played at the 2007[10] and 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cups.[11] During the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup Group C opener against Honduras, Rivera scored his first ever international goal for Panama.

His final international was a November 2010 friendly match against Honduras.

International goals

Scores and results list Panama's goal tally first.[12]
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
111 February 2007Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador Honduras1–11–12007 UNCAF Nations Cup
28 June 2007Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, United States Honduras1–03–22007 CONCACAF Gold Cup

Managerial career

After retiring, he became assistant coach at Millenium UP in September 2014.[13]

References

  1. ↑ Rivera se probará con el Medellín - La Prensa (in Spanish)
  2. ↑ Panamá exportará 2 jugadores a Irán y uno a EUA - Mediotiempo (in Spanish)
  3. ↑ Sporting San Miguelito con más refuerzos - PanamaFutbol (in Spanish)
  4. ↑ Millenium - Atlético Nacional, una final de lujo en la LNA - La Estrella (in Spanish)
  5. ↑ Millennium UP, campeón del Apertura 2012 de la LNA - FEPAFUT (in Spanish)
  6. ↑ El CAI sube a la LPF - DiarioPro (in Spanish)
  7. ↑ Appearances for Panama National Team - RSSSF
  8. ↑ Carlos Rivera – FIFA competition record (archive)
  9. ↑ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2005 - Full Details - RSSSF
  10. ↑ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2007 - Full Details - RSSSF
  11. ↑ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2009 - Full Details - RSSSF
  12. ↑ Carlos Rubén Rivera - International Appearances
  13. ↑ La nueva faceta de Carlos Rivera en el Millennium UP - Crítica (in Spanish)


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