Nano (Spanish footballer, born 1980)

Nano
Nano as a Betis player in 2008
Personal information
Full name Victoriano Rivas Álvaro
Date of birth (1980-07-07) 7 July 1980
Place of birth Ciudad Real, Spain
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Defender
Youth career
Manchego
Atlético Madrid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2000 Amorós
2000–2003 Atlético Madrid B 52 (1)
2002–2003 → Getafe (loan) 26 (2)
2003–2005 Getafe 71 (5)
2005–2010 Betis 41 (2)
2008–2009 → Valladolid (loan) 12 (0)
2010–2012 Levante 49 (4)
2012–2013 Guizhou Renhe 54 (2)
Total 305 (16)
Teams managed
2015–2016 Gimnàstic (assistant)
2016–2017 Getafe B
2017 Gimnàstic
2018 Gimnàstic
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Victoriano Rivas Álvaro (Spanish pronunciation: [biktoˈɾjano ˈriβas ˈalβaɾo]; born 7 July 1980), known as Nano [ˈnano], is a Spanish retired footballer who mainly played as a central defender, and is a current coach.

During seven seasons he amassed La Liga totals of 139 games and ten goals, mainly in representation of Betis (three years) and Levante (two). He also represented in the competition Getafe and Valladolid.

Playing career

Born in Ciudad Real, Castile-La Mancha, Nano made his professional debuts with Atlético Madrid's B-team, playing two full seasons with the third division side. In 2002–03 he was loaned to Getafe CF in the second level, before moving to the club on a permanent deal in the summer of 2003; an undisputed starter with the Madrid outskirts team, he scored four goals in 37 games in the 2004–05 campaign, their first ever in La Liga.

Nano was signed by Real Betis in 2005.[1] He was set to have a promising season before being injured in the UEFA Champions League group stage match against Chelsea at the Manuel Ruiz de Lopera on 1 November, in his first and only appearance in the competition, as he was ruled out of action for five months;[2] he also appeared in one UEFA Cup game and made 14 league appearances in his first year, and played a further 21 contests for a side that finished 16th in 2006–07.

Established as first-choice stopper alongside veteran Juanito in the 2007–08 campaign, Nano scored in the first matchday against Recreativo de Huelva (1–1 away draw),[3] but suffered a severe knee injury against Deportivo de La Coruña on 16 September 2007, which made him miss six months of action.[4] Upon return from injury, he netted another important goal for the Andalusians, in a 1–1 tie at former club Getafe on 18 May 2008.[5]

On 1 September 2008, a one-year loan deal was agreed as Nano joined Real Valladolid in a season-long move.[6] He appeared scarcely throughout his spell, as both stopper and left back, and his return to Betis would be even more unassuming as it consisted of one league match (18 minutes), with the club failing to return to the top division.

In August 2010, aged 30, Nano signed with Levante UD.[7] An automatic first-choice during his first season, he scored in a 2–0 home win against Atlético Madrid on 4 December.[8]

Nano started in all the games for the Valencian Community side during the first half of 2011–12, as they spent the vast majority of that period in UEFA Champions League qualification positions. In very late January 2012, however, he was sold to Guizhou Renhe F.C. in the Chinese Super League.[9]

Nano announced his retirement in February 2014.[10] On 6 July of the following year, he was appointed Vicente Moreno's assistant manager at Gimnàstic de Tarragona.[11]

Coaching career

On 25 May 2016, Nano was named Getafe CF B manager.[12] He returned to Gimnàstic roughly one year later, being appointed at the helm of the main squad for the remainder of the season.[13]

After managing to narrowly avoid relegation, Nano left Nàstic in June 2017. The following 29 January, however, he replaced fired Rodri at the helm of the same club,[14] but was himself dismissed on 13 May.[15]

Managerial statistics

As of match played 13 May 2018
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record Ref
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Getafe B Spain 25 May 2016 20 May 2017 38 17 9 12 54 35 +19 044.74 [16]
Gimnàstic Spain 20 May 2017 22 June 2017 3 3 0 0 5 1 +4 100.00 [17]
Gimnàstic Spain 29 January 2018 13 May 2018 15 4 3 8 8 13 −5 026.67 [18]
Total 56 24 12 20 67 49 +18 042.86 —

References

  1. ↑ Double signing for Betis; UEFA, 18 July 2005
  2. ↑ Oliveira y Nano con lesiones importantes tras el choque ante el Chelsea (Oliveira and Nano with major injuries after clash against Chelsea); ABC, 2 November 2005 (in Spanish)
  3. ↑ Recreativo Huelva 1–1 Real Betis; ESPN Soccernet, 26 August 2007
  4. ↑ Betis: Operan a Nano y baja de 6 a 8 meses (Betis: Nano undergoes knee surgery, will miss 6 to 8 months); ESPN Soccernet, 24 September 2007 (in Spanish)
  5. ↑ Getafe 1–1 Real Betis; ESPN Soccernet, 18 May 2008
  6. ↑ El Valladolid consigue la cesión del bético Nano (Valladolid get Betis man Nano loan); Diario AS, 1 September 2008 (in Spanish)
  7. ↑ El Levante UD ficha al central Victoriano Rivas “Nano” (Levante UD sign central defender Victoriano Rivas “Nano”) Archived 20 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine.; Levante UD, 17 August 2010 (in Spanish)
  8. ↑ More woe for Atletico; ESPN Soccernet, 4 December 2010
  9. ↑ Nano se marcha a la liga china (Nano goes to Chinese league); Merca Fútbol, 30 January 2012 (in Spanish)
  10. ↑ El ex atlético Nano anuncia su retirada tras concluir su etapa en China (Former atlético Nano announces retirement after concluding China spell); Mundo Deportivo, 26 February 2014 (in Spanish)
  11. ↑ Nano Rivas será el ayudante de Vicente Moreno en el Nàstic (Nano Rivas will be the assistant of Vicente Moreno at Nàstic); Diari de Tarragona, 6 July 2015 (in Spanish)
  12. ↑ Nano, el elegido en el banquillo del Getafe "B" (Nano, the chosen one for the bench of Getafe "B"); Marca, 25 May 2016 (in Spanish)
  13. ↑ Nano Rivas entrenarà l’equip fins a final de temporada (Nano Rivas will manage the team until the end of the season); Gimnàstic Tarragona, 20 May 2017 (in Catalan)
  14. ↑ Nano Rivas, nuevo entrenador del Nàstic (Nano Rivas, new manager of Nàstic); Gimnàstic Tarragona, 29 January 2018 (in Spanish)
  15. ↑ Nano Rivas deixa de ser l'entrenador del Nàstic (Nano Rivas is no longer manager of Nàstic); Gimnàstic Tarragona, 13 May 2018 (in Catalan)
  16. ↑ "Getafe B" (in Spanish). Resultados Fútbol. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
  17. ↑ "Nano Rivas: Victoriano Rivas Álvaro: Matches 2016–17". BDFutbol. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
  18. ↑ "Nano Rivas: Victoriano Rivas Álvaro: Matches 2017–18". BDFutbol. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
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