Rodrigo Rivera (footballer, born 1983)

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Rodrigo Rivera
Personal information
Full name Rodrigo Osvaldo Rivera Godoy
Date of birth (1983-12-03) December 3, 1983 (age 40)
Place of birth Iquique, Chile
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Youth career
Coquimbo Unido
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2006 Coquimbo Unido 49 (3)
2007–2009 Universidad de Chile 33 (1)
2010 Huachipato 4 (0)
2011 Ñublense 12 (1)
2012 Curicó Unido 11 (0)
International career
2007 Chile 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 June 2012

Rodrigo Osvaldo Rivera Godoy (born December 3, 1983) is a Chilean footballer.

Career[edit]

Rivera began playing professionally in 2003 with Coquimbo Unido where he played until the end of 2006.

During the January 2007 transfer window he joined and in January 2010 he joined Universidad de Chile. He made his international debut in 2007 and was part of the squad that won the Apertura 2009 championship.

In January 2010 he joined Huachipato on loan. But he finally signed a contract after being released by Universidad de Chile.[1]

He was reported as missing after the Chile earthquake in 2010, but later reports in early March indicated he was unharmed[2]

Personal life[edit]

He is son of Rolando Rivera, a historical goalkeeper of Coquimbo Unido.[3]

Honours[edit]

Club[edit]

Universidad de Chile

External links[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Chile: La ‘U’ debe pagar por despido injustificado
  2. ^ De guardián encontraron al Tigre Muñoz en Talcahuano
  3. ^ "Las emblemáticas figuras que brillaron en Coquimbo Unido" [The emblematic figures who shone in Coquimbo Unido] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 5 November 2018. Retrieved 23 September 2020.