| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Guillermo Rivera Escobar | ||
| Date of birth | November 25, 1969 | ||
| Place of birth | San Rafael Cedros, El Salvador | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1986–1987 | CD FAS | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1986–1998 | CD FAS | ||
| 1999–2001 | USAC | ||
| 2001–2005 | AD Isidro Metapán | ||
| 2004–2005 | Once Lobos | ||
| National team | |||
| 1988–2000 | El Salvador | 74 | (15) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2008 | CD Marte Soyapango | ||
| 2009 | El Salvador U-17 | ||
| 2010–2011 | El Salvador (assistant) | ||
| 2011–2012 | CD Marte Soyapango | ||
| 2013 | Santa Tecla FC (interim / assistant coach) | ||
| 2013–2014 | CD Atlético Marte | ||
| 2015 | CD Dragón | ||
| 2015–2018 | Municipal Ilopaneco | ||
| 2019 | Jocoro FC | ||
| 2019 | El Salvador U-23 | ||
| 2019–2020 | CD FAS | ||
| 2020 | Platense | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
José Guillermo Rivera Escobar (born November 25, 1969 in San Rafael Cedros, El Salvador) is a retired Salvadoran professional football player.[1]
Club career
Nicknamed Memo, Rivera came through the youth ranks at FAS, where he would stay for over a decade and win two league titles. In 1999, he moved abroad for a stint at Guatemalan side USAC. He returned to El Salvador to play for Salvadoran second division side Isidro Metapán[2] alongside fellow international William Renderos Iraheta and finished his career at Once Lobos.
International career
Rivera made his debut for El Salvador in 1988 and has earned a total of 74 caps, scoring 15 goals. He has represented his country in 22 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[3] and played at the 1991, 1993, 1995[4] and 1999 UNCAF Nations Cups[5] and was a non-playing squad member at the 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup[6] but did play at the 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[7]
His final international game was an August 2000 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Jamaica.
International goals
- Scores and results list El Salvador's goal tally first.
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Personal life
Rivera is married and has two children.
References
- ^ "Guillermo Rivera, nuevo técnico de la sub-23". Retrieved 31 May 2019.
- ^ Isidro-Metapán y Jocoro inician batalla Archived 2007-10-24 at the Wayback Machine - La Prensa Grafica (in Spanish)
- ^ Guillermo Rivera – FIFA competition record
- ^ UNCAF Tournament 1995 - RSSSF
- ^ UNCAF Tournament 1999 - RSSSF
- ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1996 - Full Details - RSSSF
- ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1998 - Full Details - RSSSF
External links
- Guillermo Rivera at National-Football-Teams.com